Abstract:International audienceThe use of the tools provided by economics to study addictive behaviours dates back to a few decades. Despite a large number of publications confirming the interest of economists in this topic, economics has long struggled – and is still struggling – to impose itself as a discipline of reference in the analysis of addictions. The aim of this paper is to present a brief overview of what economics as a scientific discipline can bring to the analysis of addictive behaviors. The variety of me… Show more
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