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A Theory of Tasteful and Distasteful Transactions

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  • Elias Khalil
  • Alain Marciano

    (MRE - Montpellier Recherche en Economie - UM - Université de Montpellier)

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This paper develops a theory of tasteful and distasteful exchanges based on rational choice. By making ref- erence to existing literature, we first differentiate repugnant from tasteful/distasteful transactions and bring up the additional consideration of the latter. There is a key difference between the two types of proscribed exchanges: repugnancy and distastefulness. The repugnancy of a transaction is determined by a single factor: tastes (preferences). The distastefulness of a transaction is determined by two factors: the true intention of the actor and the context of the transaction. We characterize tastefulness/distastefulness as a judgment: does the context of the transaction, which expresses "declared intention," match the "true intention" of the actor? We identify four different kinds of intentions and their matching contexts of exchange. This allows us to classify four different kinds of tasteful transactions, i.e. when true intentions correspond to declared ones —i.e., to their context. It also allows us to classify twelve different kinds of distasteful transactions.

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  • Elias Khalil & Alain Marciano, 2018. "A Theory of Tasteful and Distasteful Transactions," Post-Print hal-01821885, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01821885
    DOI: 10.1111/kykl.12164
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    1. Bayer, Ya'akov M. & Ruffle, Bradley J. & Shtudiner, Zeev & Zultan, Ro'i, 2018. "Costly superstitious beliefs: Experimental evidence," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 30-43.
    2. Elias L. Khalil & Alain Marciano, 2021. "A theory of instrumental and existential rational decisions: Smith, Weber, Mauss, Tönnies after Martin Buber," Theory and Decision, Springer, vol. 90(1), pages 147-169, February.
    3. Khalil, Elias L., 2020. "The isomorphism hypothesis: The prisoner's dilemma as intertemporal allocation, and vice versa," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 176(C), pages 735-746.
    4. Elias L Khalil & Nick Feltovich, 2018. "Moral licensing, instrumental apology and insincerity aversion: Taking Immanuel Kant to the lab," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(11), pages 1-24, November.

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