A behavioural analysis of the subsistence standard of living
A behavioural analysis of the subsistence standard of living
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维持最低生活水平的行为分析
DOI：
10.1093/cje/27.2.191
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发表时间：
2003
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2
通讯作者：
M. Sharif
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作者：
M. Sharif
与传统的外生处理方法相反，生计是作为内生变量来分析的。据推测，生存者感知自己的生存标准，指导他们的收入行为以达到、维持或超过这一标准，从而通过这一行为揭示标准。在业穷人的劳动力供应函数在低工资时显示出一个前降部分，在高工资时显示出一个上升部分，这一函数被假设为提供了衡量生计和生存标准的尺度。这些概念是合理化使用森的概念“自由的选择”和阿罗的概念“自由的灵活性”。有人认为，在低于生存水平的生活中，个人缺乏选择偏好的灵活性，因此丧失了选择自由-虽然生存水平提供了合理的最低限度的这种自由，但在最低的生存标准下，这种自由完全丧失。版权所有2003年，牛津大学出版社。
Subsistence is analysed as an endogenous variable, contrary to its conventional exogenous treatment. It is postulated that the subsistence-livers perceive their own standard of subsistence, direct their earnings behaviour towards attaining, maintaining or exceeding this standard and, thus, reveal the standard through this behaviour. The labour supply function of the working poor, which displays a forward-falling segment at low wages and an upward-rising segment at higher wages, is hypothesised to offer measures of subsistence and survival standards. The concepts are rationalised using Sen's concept of 'freedom of choice' and Arrow's concept of 'freedom as flexibility'. It is argued that at below-subsistence living, individuals lack freedom of flexibility in choosing their preferences and thus suffer the loss of freedom of choice--while subsistence offers a reasonable minimum of this freedom, the freedom is completely lost at the lowest survival standard. Copyright 2003, Oxford University Press.