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Rachel E. Kranton
Researcher at Duke University
Publications - 56
Citations - 11854
Rachel E. Kranton is an academic researcher from Duke University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Identity (social science) & Identity economics. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 54 publications receiving 10855 citations. Previous affiliations of Rachel E. Kranton include University of Maryland, College Park.
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Economics and Identity
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider how identity, a person's sense of self, affects economic outcomes and incorporate the psychology and sociology of identity into an economic model of behavior, and construct a simple game-theoretic model showing how identity can affect individual interactions.
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Identity and the Economics of Organizations
TL;DR: For example, Lipsky as mentioned in this paper tracked a company of cadets at West Point for four years and observed that the goal of the program was to change the identity of the cadets, so they would think of themselves as officers in the U.S. army.
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Identity and Schooling: Some Lessons for the Economics of Education
TL;DR: In this article, a review culls noneconomic literature on education-by sociologists, anthropologists, and practitioners to present a new economic theory of students and schools.
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Reciprocal Exchange: A Self-Sustaining System
TL;DR: This article examined the persistence of reciprocal exchange by formalizing the interaction between self-enforcing exchange agreements and monetary market exchange and found that when more people engage in reciprocal exchange, market search costs increase, reciprocity is easier to enforce and yields higher utility.
Book
Identity Economics: How Our Identities Shape Our Work, Wages, and Well-Being
TL;DR: Identity economics is a new way to understand people's decisions as discussed by the authors, revealing how our identities and not just economic incentives influence our decisions. And the limits placed by society on people's identity can also be crucial determinants of their economic well-being.