Exploring Chinese doctoral graduates’ career choices and gender differences through the lens of rational choice theory
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DOI: 10.1007/s10734-024-01361-4
Abstract: The expansion of doctoral education systems globally has spurred increased research into doctoral employment; however, there is a paucity of gender-based perspectives on the decisions of those who have entered the academic profession. This study… read more here.
Keywords: gender; choice theory; gender differences; research ... See more keywords
Rational Choice Meets the New Politics: Choosing the Scottish Parliament’s Electoral System
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DOI: 10.1017/gov.2017.40
Abstract: Abstract Although there has been extensive research on electoral system choice at the national level, we know relatively little about the dynamics of deciding the rules of the game for sub-state institutions. This article examines… read more here.
Keywords: system; rational choice; scottish parliament; electoral system ... See more keywords
EPISTEMIC TRANSFORMATION AND RATIONAL CHOICE
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DOI: 10.1017/s0266267116000274
Abstract: Most people at some point in their lives face transformative decisions that could result in experiences that are radically different from any that they have had, and that could radically change their personalities and preferences.… read more here.
Keywords: rational choice; transformation rational; paul; epistemic transformation ... See more keywords
Deviations of rational choice: an integrative explanation of the endowment and several context effects
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73181-2
Abstract: People’s choices are often found to be inconsistent with the assumptions of rational choice theory. Over time, several probabilistic models have been proposed that account for such deviations from rationality. However, these models have become… read more here.
Keywords: context effects; deviations rational; rational choice; choice ... See more keywords
Digital DNA: disruption and the challenges for global governance
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DOI: 10.1080/09557571.2018.1563971
Abstract: ited yield when compared with his rigorous historical analysis allude to longstanding ontological, epistemological and methodological issues for IR scholarship on emotions moving forward. Though many non-rational choice scholars envy the parsimony of rational choice… read more here.
Keywords: disruption challenges; rational choice; dna disruption; digital dna ... See more keywords
Rational choice and political power
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DOI: 10.1080/14782804.2019.1684744
Abstract: This volume was originally published in 1991 and now, 29 years and two extra chapters later we are invited to consider again the nature of power in the same somewhat dense and repetitive prose prod... read more here.
Keywords: rational choice; political power; choice political; power ... See more keywords
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Indonesia’s rational choice in the nickel ore export ban policy
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DOI: 10.1080/23311886.2024.2400222
Abstract: We, the Editor and Publisher of Cogent Social Sciences, have retracted the following article: “Indonesia's Rational Choice in the Nickel Ore Export Ban Policy” (Article ID: 248795470). This article was submitted and initially published on… read more here.
Keywords: article indonesia; article; choice nickel; nickel ore ... See more keywords
Of Kids and Unicorns: How Rational Is Children's Trust in Testimonial Knowledge?
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DOI: 10.1111/cogs.12819
Abstract: When young children confront a vast array of adults' testimonial claims, they should decide which testimony to endorse. If they are unable to immediately verify the content of testimonial assertions, children adopt or reject their… read more here.
Keywords: rational choice; trust; rationality; trust testimonial ... See more keywords
Testing rational choice theories of institutional change
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DOI: 10.1177/1043463118803689
Abstract: Having empirically identified institutions as critical determinants of socioeconomic outcomes, social scientists are starting to turn their attention to empirically identifying sources of institutional change. Rational choice scholars offer two theories of such change: conflict… read more here.
Keywords: testing rational; institutional change; rational choice; choice theories ... See more keywords
‘Rational choice theory’ and moral behavior: A reconsideration
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DOI: 10.1177/10434631251348758
Abstract: A recent development in ‘Rational Choice Theory’ (RCT) is the emergence of a ‘broad’ version where emotions stemming from transgression and conformity of norms are interpreted as psychic costs and benefits respectively. Some rational choice… read more here.
Keywords: moral behavior; version; rct; theory ... See more keywords
Better than a bet: good reasons for behavioral and rational choice assumptions in IR theory
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DOI: 10.1177/13540661221137037
Abstract: Behavioral IR is enjoying newfound popularity. Nonetheless, attempts to integrate behavioral research into the larger project of IR theory have proven controversial. Many scholars treat behavioral findings as a trove of plausible ad hoc modifications… read more here.
Keywords: rational choice; behavioral assumptions; choice; better bet ... See more keywords