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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Using Biomedical Technologies to Inform Economic Modeling: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Analysis of Environmental Policies
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| Autores: |
Roe, Brian E.
Haab, Timothy C.
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| Data: |
2009-04-22
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| Ano: |
2009
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| Palavras-chave: |
Neuroeconomics
Neuroscience
Brain imaging
Genetics
Welfare economics
Utility theory
Biology
Decision making
Preferences
Institutional and Behavioral Economics
Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
D01
D03
D6
D87
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| Resumo: |
Advances in biomedical technology have irrevocably jarred open the black box of human decision making, offering social scientists the potential to validate, reject, refine and redefine the individual models of resource allocation that form the foundation of modern economics. In this paper we (1) provide a comprehensive overview of the biomedical methods that may be harnessed by economists and other social scientists to better understand the economic decision making process; (2) review research that utilizes these biomedical methods to illuminate fundamental aspects of the decision making process; and (3) summarize evidence from this literature concerning the basic tenants of neoclassical utility that are often invoked for positive welfare analysis of environmental policies. We conclude by raising questions about the future path of policy related research and the role biomedical technologies will play in defining that path.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/49151
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| Relação: |
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association>2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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