Behavioural welfare economics: Does 'behavioural optimality' matter?

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 551-559

  Costa font, Joan ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural economics; Public policy; Welfare economics

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; THEORETICAL STUDY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 82455219000     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: 16127501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifr028     Document Type: Article

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