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Irrationality in Puritanism: Are Men Rational or Economists Wrong?
Author(s)Scitovsky, Tibor
AbstractThis paper criticizes the faith in human rationality that puritan economists have. The paper illustrates the illusory effect of money, time and effort on rational behavior .
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Pages70-82
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SourceHuman Desire and Economic Satisfaction: Essays on the Frontiers of Economics
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PubDate1986
ISBN_ISSN0814778623
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