This paper studies the population dynamics of preference traits in a model of
intergenerational cultural transmission. Parents socialize and transmit their preferences to …

This paper presents a survey of the theoretical and empirical literature on cultural
transmission and socialization. It has been prepared for the Handbook of Social Economics …

What preferences will prevail in a society of rational individuals when preference evolution is
driven by the resulting payoffs? We show that when individuals' preferences are their private …

Supply chain contracting literature has traditionally focused on aligning incentives for
economically rational players. Recent work has hypothesized that social preferences, as …

The literature on the evolution of preferences of individuals in strategic interactions is vast
and diverse. We organize the discussion around the following question: Supposing that …

This survey combines ideas and results from sociology and economics, recognizing that
economic decisions are often shaped by social concerns and influences. Based on the …

This paper first considers the implications of biological evolution for economic preferences. It
analyzes why utility functions evolved, considers evidence that utility is both hedonic and …

This chapter brings together some of the recent empirical and experimental evidence
regarding preferences for social status. While briefly reviewing evidence from different …

Why do people work? Economic theory generally, and the principal–agent model
specifically, emphasize the role of material incentives. But many academics, for example …

This article studies whether conformism behavior affects individual outcomes in crime. We
present a social network model of peer effects with ex ante heterogeneous agents and show …