Comment on George Akerlof and Rachel Kranton: Contexts of Identity Formation

IF 0.4 Q4 ECONOMICS

Economists Voice Pub Date : 2010-01-01 DOI:10.2202/1553-3832.1794

N. Ettlinger

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Abstract

George Akerlof and Rachel Kranton recently argued that economists and policymakers have missed the social codes that form peoples identities and guide their actions. Identity economics is sorely needed, but it must also account for context, which helps explain variation in behavior, according to Nancy Ettlinger of Ohio State University.

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评乔治·阿克洛夫和瑞秋·克兰顿:身份形成的语境

乔治·阿克洛夫(George Akerlof)和雷切尔·克兰顿(Rachel Kranton)最近指出，经济学家和政策制定者忽略了形成人们身份并指导他们行动的社会准则。俄亥俄州立大学(Ohio State University)的南希·埃特林格(Nancy Ettlinger)表示，身份经济学是非常必要的，但它也必须考虑到背景，这有助于解释行为的变化。

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