Searching for identity in the capability space

Journal of Economic Methodology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 299-325

  Kirman, Alan ^a,b   Teschl, Miriam ^c  

^a IAS   (United States)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c ROBINSON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change; Personal identity; Preferences; Rationality of choice; Social identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749013567     PISSN: 1350178X     EISSN: 14699427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501780600908200     Document Type: Conference Paper

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