SéMINAIRE DE RECHERCHE EN éCONOMIE - GATE Lyon Saint-Etienne : João V. Ferreira
Le 4 avril 2019
10h45 - 12h15
Salle de réunion 009 GATE Lyon Saint-Etienne
10, Rue Tréfilerie
42023 Saint Etienne Cedex 2
Campus Tréfilerie - GATE Lyon Saint-Etienne - Maison de l'Université Bâtiment B
João V. Ferreira, University of Lyon, Post-Doc., présentera un séminaire intitulé : On behavioural proxies of welfare.
Thème de recherche / Main Topics : Behavioral & experimental economics, Social choice and welfare, Microeconomics, Political economy and Economic philosophy.
Résumé / abstract : It has been standard practice in neoclassical economics to equate choice with welfare. Following the evidence on bounded rationality, problems of self-control, among other arational behaviours, several authors have proposed behavioural proxies of welfare that equate some (as opposed to all) choices with subjective welfare. In this paper, I first distinguish two prominent proxies that are based on choices that remain constant across context and time (context-independent choices) and choices that are made after rational deliberation (reason-based choices). I then propose an alternative proxy based on choices that individuals would want themselves to repeat when reflecting upon their past behaviour (confirmed choices). I articulate three complementary arguments that, I claim, support confirmed choices as a more reliable proxy of subjective welfare than the previous two. Finally, I discuss the implications of these arguments for behavioural policy programs that rely on nudges or boosts.
