Affect in public choice

Frans van Winden

Chapter 2 in Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice, 2025, pp 9-16 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Key to the methodology of public choice is using the same approach as standard economics applies to market behavior by assuming rational and selfish behavior (homo economicus) and focusing on the individual as agent (methodological individualism). However, important political phenomena are difficult to explain this way. We focus here on taxation, collective action, rent-seeking, and political contests. Controlled experimental and model-based evidence shows that taking account of affect and affective relationships between people can help explain. Affective relationships, furthermore, question the nature of the relevant agent, suggesting a greater role for a group (affective network) frame of reference.

Keywords: Taxation; Collective action; Rent-seeking; Affect; Affective relationships; Experiments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781802207743
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