Rational Choice, Public Policy and Aids
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5917364 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Douglas D Heckathorn (corresponding author), Robert S Broadhead |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 235-260 |
| Publication date | 1996-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rationality and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1043-4631 • E-ISSN: 1461-7358 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/104346396008003001 |
| OpenAlex | W2026536153 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 18 |
Rational choice theory is a controversial basis for institutional design. Dire warnings have been issued about its potential effects. This paper examines in detail a single example of rational-choice-based institutional design in light of these warnings. The conclusions are that these warnings are ill-founded because they are based on an inaccurate or incomplete understanding of rational choice analysis, that rational choice can serve as a basis for effective and humane institutional design, and that rational choice has features that make it suitable for policy analysis
Economics · Law and economics · Macroeconomics · Microeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public choice · Public economics · Rational agent · Rational analysis · Rational design · Rational expectations · Rationality · Corruption and Economic Development · Economic Theory and Institutions · Law · Psychology
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“If He Looks Clean…”
Surveys and Data Sources on Gay Men’s Lifestyles and Socio-Sexual Behavior
A qualitative analysis of peer recruitment pressures in respondent driven sampling
Ethical and regulatory considerations in HIV prevention studies employing respondent-driven sampling
Rational Choice, Public Policy and Aids
Rational Choice, Sociology and Aids
Respondent-Driven Sampling
Increasing drug users' adherence to HIV treatment
Whatever Happened to Critical Mass Theory? A Retrospective and Assessment
Applications of Theories of Group Processes
Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior
Strong Democracy
Women and the Workplace
HIV seropositivity of needles from shooting galleries in south Florida
Shooting galleries and Aids
Taking Care of Business—The Heroin User's Life on the Street
Collective Sanctions and Compliance Norms
The Dynamics and Dilemmas of Collective Action
Collective Action and Group Heterogeneity
The Collectivist Organization
Postmodern Anxiety
Extensions of the Prisoner's Dilemma Paradigm
Aids Prevention Outreach among Injection Drug Users
Collective Sanctions and the Creation of Prisoner's Dilemma Norms
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2019 (24) |
| Highly cited | No |