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Addiction - and rational choice theory

2010-01-01

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Becker and Murphy's theory is a well-known contribution to economists on the discussion of addiction. This class of rational choice theory is still the most important reference for economists studying addiction. In this paper, the model and the economist's rational choice theory were challenged by modern neurobiological theory. The paper suggested reconstruction work of the standard inter-temporal choice model alo...

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14434489-ca73-589f-82b4-cd22b9ab1848
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10.1111/j.1470-6431.2009.00826.x
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