| Schlicht, Ekkehart (1981): Reference Group Behaviour and Economic Incentives. In: Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, Vol. 137, No. 1 and : 125ff.-733ff |
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Abstract
These notes, published in 1981, introduce the concept of the social multiplier: If the behavior of agents is positively influenced by what members of their reference group do, this enhances the power of economic incentives.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | social multiplier, reference group behavior, incentives, imitation, conformity |
| Collections: | Economics Economics > Article |
| Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 300 Social sciences, sociology and anthropology 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics |
| JEL Classification: | D01, J30, Z13 |
| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-10623-4 |
| ID Code: | 10623 |
| Deposited On: | 05. Jun 2009 12:32 |
| Last Modified: | 22. May 2012 10:04 |
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