Elasticity of Money as a Reinforcer: Assessing Multiple Compositions of Unit Price

Behavioral economics is the integration of concepts from micro-economics into behavior analysis. Most of the research in behavioral economics has been done with non-human subjects and with drugs as reinforcers. This study represents an extension of previous research to assess money as a reinforcer with humans as subjects. The participants in this study solved math problems to earn money at various unit prices. Results indicate that demand of money adhered to the law of demand in that consumption decreased as unit prices increased. An underlying assumption is that consumption should be equivalent at different compositions of unit price. Replications of either the same or different compositions of unit price indicated that there were some discrepancies in consumption in this study.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

1999

Author dc:creator

• Viken, Kjetil

Contributors dc:contributor

• Hyten, Cloyd
• Glenn, Sigrid S., 1939-
• Smith, Richard

• Economics -- Psychological aspects.
• behavioral economics
• human subjects
• consumption

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Viken, Kjetil
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 45672635
untcat: b2247721
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