VEBLEN AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HABITS AND INSTINTS

Authors

  • Tales Rabelo Freitas Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/REE-v35n1a2020-50361

Abstract

Veblen is known in literature as the first institutionalist exponent of the heterodox class. However, much of his writing on human nature is neglected by contemporary institutional approaches. For the author, the existing propensities in the minds of economic agents are essential to explain the objectives of the institutions. The importance of instincts is evidenced in most of his works. Even some economists believe that this component was even more prominent than the institutions themselves. That said, it is considered of great relevance the deepening of studies on the theory of instincts and its effect on Veblen’s institutional analysis.

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Published

2020-07-14

How to Cite

RABELO FREITAS, T. VEBLEN AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HABITS AND INSTINTS. Revista Economia Ensaios, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil, v. 35, n. 1, 2020. DOI: 10.14393/REE-v35n1a2020-50361. Disponível em: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/revistaeconomiaensaios/article/view/50361. Acesso em: 25 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 1 (2020)

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