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来源类型 | Discussion paper |
规范类型 | 论文 |
来源ID | DP2627 |
DP2627 Personal Redistribution and the Regional Allocation of Public Investment | |
Ramon Caminal | |
发表日期 | 2000-11-28 |
出版年 | 2000 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | This paper studies the interactions between an individual's self-esteem and his social environment - in the workplace, at school, and in personal relationships. Because a person generally has only imperfect knowledge of his own abilities, people who derive benefits from his performance (parent, spouse, friend, teacher, manager, etc.) have incentives to manipulate his self--confidence. We first study situations where an informed principal chooses an incentive structure, such as offering payments or rewards, delegating a task, or giving encouragement. We show that extrinsic rewards may have hidden costs - as stressed by psychologists - in that they undermine intrinsic motivation. As a result, they may be only weak reinforcers in the short run, and become negative reinforcers once withdrawn. Similarly, empowerment is likely to increase motivation, while offers of help may create a dependence. More generally, we identify when the hidden costs of rewards are a myth or a reality. We next consider situations where people criticize or downplay the performance of their spouse, child, colleague, or subordinate. We formalize ego-bashing as reflecting battles for dominance or authority within the relationship. Finally, we turn to the self-presentation strategies of privately informed agents. We study in particular how depressed individuals may engage in self-deprecation as a way of seeking leniency (a lowering of expectancies) or a ?helping hand? on various obligations. |
主题 | Industrial Organization |
关键词 | Self-confidence Self-presentation Motivation Rewards Incentives Standards Signalling Psychology and economics |
URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp2627 |
来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/531692 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Ramon Caminal. DP2627 Personal Redistribution and the Regional Allocation of Public Investment. 2000. |
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