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Coevolution of Mind and Society

In: Evolving Norms

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  • Shinji Teraji

    (Yamaguchi University)

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Theories of institutions can be classified into two broad approaches: institutions-as-rules and institutions-as-equilibria. Institutional structures and individual actions coevolve. In order to have a complete picture of institutions in interactions between structure and agency, we need to take both approaches into consideration. In the mental dimension, institutions guide individual behavior and thought. In the emergence dimension, the equilibrium state is generated as the result of actions chosen by individual agents. The mind is endogenous to the individual’s environment, which implies that expectations are also endogenous to the individual’s environment. Shifts in mental models change individuals’ plans and actions, which, in turn, leads to institutional evolution. A key to understanding institutional evolution is an understanding of how individuals modify their mental models.

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  • Shinji Teraji, 2016. "Coevolution of Mind and Society," Palgrave Advances in Behavioral Economics, in: Evolving Norms, chapter 0, pages 311-343, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:paichp:978-1-137-50247-6_6
    DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-50247-6_6
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