The Journal of Socio-Economics articles from July 2001

The Journal of Socio-Economics archives from July 2001

Economic man vs. heterodox men: the concepts of human nature in schools of economic thought [*].
July 1, 2001... John F. Tomer [*,1] 1. Introduction Economic man, the man who acts on pure economic motives alone, is the concept of man at the heart of mainstream economics. [1] Heterodox economists, while acknowledging that economic man has served...

The self as a problem: the intra-personal coordination of conflicting desires.
July 1, 2001... Mihnea Moldoveanu [a,*] Howard Stevenson [a,b] There is nothing strange or unfamiliar, let alone mysterious and inexplicable, about people's regarding themselves as problems of discipline, control or motivation, and taking measures......

A focus group study of the motivation to invest: 'ethical/green' and 'ordinary' investors compared.
July 1, 2001... Alan Lewis [*] Abstract 45 'ordinary' investors, in 7 focus groups, and 49 'ethical/green' investors in a further 7 focus groups discussed their various motivations for investing; any moral dilemmas they faced and what they were...

W/age bias in worker displacement: how industrial structure shapes the job loss and earnings decline of older American workers.
July 1, 2001... Charles Koeber [*] Abstract This paper examines age differences in patterns of worker displacement and employment and earnings changes of displaced workers. Data from the 1998 Displaced Worker Supplement (DWS) of the Current...

The qualitative element in organization behavior.
July 1, 2001... Kyprianos P. Prodromidis [*] Abstract The paper emphasizes the importance of the qualitative element in the behavior of business firms. Qualitative effects generated by suitable interpersonal relations can stimulate the state of...

The role of family togetherness and right-wing attitudes in adolescent materialism.
July 1, 2001... Eirini Flouri [*] 1. Introduction The aim of this study of 124 British adolescent boys aged 13-19 is to establish if family togetherness and right-wing attitudes are related to consumer materialism. The role of the family environment...

Auctions and fair division games - a cross-country bidding experiment.
July 1, 2001... Radosveta Ivanova-Stenze1 [*,1] Abstract This paper presents the results of experiments carried out in two countries, Bulgaria and Germany, with different allocation rules (first- vs. second-price - auction vs. fair division game). The...

Ethics, Economics, and Freedom.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Timothy Roth; Aldershot, U.K, Ashgate, 1999, 111 pp., index and bibliography Roth's book is about the consequentialist social welfare theory. Indeed, Roth begins the book saying that social welfare theory rests on two assertions. Social...