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In Defense of Behavioral Welfare Economics

Citation: 

Journal of Economic Methodology, forthcoming

In The Community of Advantage, Robert Sugden advocates an opportunity-oriented framework for normative analysis, positions it a substitute for behavioral welfare economics, and criticizes the latter. This paper addresses those criticisms and identifies some limitations of Sugden's approach.

Research Fields : 
Behavioral Economics
Behavioral Welfare Economics
Psychology of Choice