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Sympathy, Commitment, And Preference

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  • HAUSMAN, DANIEL M.

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While very much in Sen's camp in rejecting revealed preference theory and emphasizing the complexity, incompleteness, and context dependence of preference and the intellectual costs of supposing that all the factors influencing choice can be captured by a single notion of preference, this essay contests his view that economists should recognize multiple notions of preference. It argues that Sen's concerns are better served by embracing a single conception of preference and insisting on the need for analysis of the multiple factors that determine ‘preference’ so conceived.

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  • Hausman, Daniel M., 2005. "Sympathy, Commitment, And Preference," Economics and Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 21(1), pages 33-50, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:ecnphi:v:21:y:2005:i:01:p:33-50_00
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    1. Herlinde Pauer-Studer, 2006. "Identity, commitment and morality," Journal of Economic Methodology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(3), pages 349-369.
    2. Vinci, Vincenzo & Roelen, Keetie, 2018. "Institutional factors and people's preferences in the implementation of social protection: the case of Ethiopia," MERIT Working Papers 2018-017, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
    3. Shintaro Tamate, 2015. "External Norms and Systematically Observed Norms," The Japanese Economic Review, Japanese Economic Association, vol. 66(2), pages 247-259, June.

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