Arbeitspapier
Bread and Bullets
Standard economics omits the role of narratives (the stories that people tell themselves and others) when they make all kinds of decisions. Narratives play a role in understanding the environment; focusing attention; predicting events; motivating action; assigning social roles and identities; defining power relations; and establishing and conveying social norms. This paper describes the role narratives play in decision making, as it also juxtaposes this description against the backdrop of the Bolshevik-spawned narrative that played a critical role in the history of Russia and the Soviet Union in the 20th Century.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 5747
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
Relation of Economics to Social Values
Sociology of Economics
Microeconomic Policy: Formulation, Implementation, and Evaluation
Production and Organizations: General
Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
Distribution: General
Externalities
Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
Institutions and the Macroeconomy
- Subject
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narrative
motivation
attention
prediction
identity
social assignment
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Akerlof, George A.
Snower, Dennis
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
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Munich
- (when)
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2016
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Akerlof, George A.
- Snower, Dennis
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Time of origin
- 2016