This paper concerns a non-rigorous introduction to the theory of the "conditioning cognitive-behavioural" (or C-C-C). Rather it will be introduced a consumer approach which well explains the non-rational buy-actions with respect to several goods. In few words it will be considered a new...

This is a short survey on consumption theory. Consumption is important to both fluctuation and growth. In addition, consumption introduces some important issues involving financial markets and portfolio decisions. We will describe consumption decisions in a dynamic context. Uncertainty about...

"Exit, Voice, and Loyalty" (A.O. Hirschman 1970) is a theoretical concept derived from the work of Albert O. Hirschman (1970) which is focused on two essential options in organizatios and products decline, being "exit" and "voice".The basis concept is as follows: members of an organization,...

Tibor Scitovsky has struggled over the years to give us a precise definition of "quality", but it has generally been related to "joy" in consumption. His book THE JOYLESS ECONOMY (1976), remains a major critique of modern and especially economic values. Based on "Happiness Paradox", in this...

La letteratura economica si è occupata dell'analisi dell'esternalità principalmente da un punto di vista normativo. In questo lavoro, invece, si presenta una rassegna dell'analisi positiva dell'esternalità nel consumo, evidenziandone poossibili estensioni e approfondimenti. Si pongonono...

Both relational and positional goods are based upon an idea of joint consumption - thought with opposite signs. In both cases, agents are not self-regarded, but their consumption choices are other-regarded. Moreover, relational good lies on identity of its consumers. It implies a certain degree...

Italian abstract: Derivazione del surplus del consumatore e del produttore in contesto di variabili continue e discrete.English abstract: Derivation of consumer and producer surplus in the continuous and discrete case

Italian Abstract: In queste note si cerca di evidenziare come l'asset pricing, nel contesto di stati di natura discreti emercati completi, sia un metodo per spostare ricchezza attraverso gli stati di natura, per ottenere un consumo il più possibile omogeneo nei diversi stati di natura....

The essay analyzes the decision process in economics and its relationship with the concept of rationality starting from the theory of rational choice, that is, a systemic approach based on the formal axiomatic method applied mainly in the microeconomic field, which has become the heart of...

This paper argues critically the issue of choices and rationality in economic models through a multidisciplinary analysis. First, the analysis aims at highlight the scientific contributions of psychology in economics, since psychology and the related approach of cognitive economics has made more...