Manzini, Paola and Mariotti, Marco (2014) Welfare economics and bounded rationality: the case for model-based approaches. Journal of Economic Methodology, 21 (4). pp. 343-360. ISSN 1350-178X

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Abstract

In this paper, we examine the problems facing a policy maker who observes inconsistent choices made by agents who are boundedly rational. We contrast a model-less and a model-based approach to welfare economics. We make the case for the model-based approach and examine its advantages as well as some problematic issues associated with it.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	bounded rationality, welfare, choice theory
Schools and Departments:	School of Business, Management and Economics > Economics
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic theory. Demography > HB0071 Economics as a science. Relation to other subjects H Social Sciences > HB Economic theory. Demography > HB0131 Methodology H Social Sciences > HB Economic theory. Demography > HB0131 Methodology > HB0135 Mathematical economics. Quantitative methods Including econometrics, input-output analysis, game theory
Depositing User:	Paola Manzini
Date Deposited:	07 Nov 2017 12:03
Last Modified:	16 Nov 2017 15:48
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/71042

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