Economics and the self: A formalisation of self-determination theory

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1328-1346

  Pugno, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavioural economics; Identity; Intrinsic motivations; Self; Self determination theory; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349192642     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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