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Methodology of economics --- Economics --- Economics, Mathematical --- Rational expectations (Economic theory) --- Economie politique --- Mathématiques économiques --- Anticipations rationnelles (Théorie économique) --- Methodology --- Méthodologie --- Mathématiques économiques --- Anticipations rationnelles (Théorie économique) --- Méthodologie --- Economics - Methodology

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The Handbook of Rational and Social Choice provides an overview of issues arising in work on the foundations of decision theory and social choice over the past three decades. Drawing on work by economic theorists mainly, but also with contributions from political science, philosophy and psychology, the collection shows how the related areas of decision theory and social choice have developed in their applications and moved well beyond the basic models of expected utility and utilitarian approaches to welfare economics.Containing twenty-three contributions, in many cases by leading figures in their fields, the handbook shows how the normative foundations of economics have changed dramatically as more general and explicit models of utility and group choice have been developed. This is perhaps the first time these developments have been brought together in a manner that seeks to identify and make accessible the recent themes and developments that have been of particular interest to researchers in recent years. The collection will be of particular value to researchers in economics with interests in utility or welfare but it will also be of interest to any social scientist or philosopher interested in theories of rationality or group decision-making

AA / International- internationaal --- 305.6 --- 201 --- Risicotheorie, speltheorie. Risicokapitaal. Beslissingsmodellen. --- Sociologie: algemeenheden. --- HD 30.23 decision making --- Besluitvorming. --- Utilitarisme. --- Decision making --- Social choice --- Welvaartseconomie. --- Decision Making --- Decision making. --- Social choice. --- Prise de décision --- Choix collectif --- Choice, Social --- Collective choice --- Public choice --- Choice (Psychology) --- Social psychology --- Welfare economics --- Deciding --- Decision (Psychology) --- Decision analysis --- Decision processes --- Making decisions --- Management --- Management decisions --- Problem solving --- Sociologie: algemeenheden --- Risicotheorie, speltheorie. Risicokapitaal. Beslissingsmodellen

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This paper investigates a women's self-help group program with more than 1.5 million participants in one of the poorest rural areas of Northern India. The program has four streams of activity in micro-savings, agricultural enterprise training, health and nutrition education, and political participation. The paper considers whether there is any evidence that program membership is associated with quality of life improvement. Using new data on a variety of self-reported capability indicators from members and non-members, the paper estimates propensity score matching models and reports evidence of differences in some dimensions as well as significant benefits to those from the most disadvantaged groups'scheduled castes and tribes. The paper considers robustness and concludes that for some dimensions, there is evidence that the program has contributed to sustainable development through improvements in the quality of life.

Capabilities --- Community Development and Empowerment --- Development Patterns and Poverty --- Gender --- Gender and Poverty --- Inequality --- Participations and Civic Engagement --- Poverty Reduction --- Propensity Score Matching --- Self-Help Groups --- Social Development --- Sustainable Development

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Definitions of catch-up growth in anthropometric outcomes among young children vary across studies. This paper distinguishes between catch-up in the mean of a group toward that of a healthy reference population versus catch-up within the group, associated with a narrowing of the outcome distribution. In contrast to conventional empirical approaches based on dynamic panel models, the paper shows how catch-up can be tested via a latent growth framework. Combined with a flexible estimator incorporating individual-specific intercepts and slopes, this enables between- and within-group forms of catch-up to be tested in a unified setting. The application of the proposed approach reveals significant differences in the nature, extent, and drivers of catch-up growth across the four Young Lives countries (Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam). In addition, the paper shows how conclusions about catch-up are sensitive to the way in which anthropometric outcomes are expressed.

Child Development --- Child Health --- Demographics --- Early Child and Children's Health --- Early Childhood --- Health, Nutrition and Population