Feminist Economics Today, or, people be crazy, yo

[alexseanchai]

Title: Feminist Economics Today, or, people be crazy, yo
Rating: PG
Summary: For cherie_morte's prompt "Post 6x22!Sam has nightmares and temper tantrums, and Dean soothes them by reading to him like when he was a kid."
Pairings: None.
Warnings: Referenced canonical torture. Vague spoilers for 7x01 "Meet the New Boss".
Word Count: 250

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"'...continue to rely on this basic link. Economic rationality has been a basic tenet of neoclassical economic theory. It is assumed to be the norm in human behavior and the way to ensure the smooth functioning of the competitive market.'"

save him protect him get him the hell out of hell

"'Under this assumption, the market is viewed as leading to the most efficient allocation of given resources. Feminist economists have, however, pointed out that this assumption excludes behavior based on other types of motivation—'"

Dean Dean where's Dean need Dean

"'—such as altruism, empathy for others, love, the pursuit of art and beauty for their own sake, reciprocity, and care; selfless behavior is viewed as confined to the nonmarket sector, such as the family.' Seriously, Sammy, you read this shit for fun?"

Dean's here Dean's here Dean can't be here

"'To be sure, there have been efforts to incorporate what Folbre calls "imperfectly rational somewhat economic persons" or institutions in the analysis. Such actors pursue their self-interest in ways not neatly adjusted to clear-cut definitions of economic rationality and "selfishness"'—no, really? We need people to write essays telling us that people act crazy?"

Lucifer never quite gets Dean right

Sam takes a breath, takes another.

"You back with me, Sammy?"

Sam nods against Dean's shirt.

"Talk to me, Sam."

"I'm okay," Sam manages. "Keep reading."

"Okay. 'economic rationality and "selfishness", and their actions include complex mixtures of behavior...'"

Benería, L. (2003). Economic rationality and globalization: a feminist perspective. In M. A. Ferber & J. A. Nelson (Eds.), Feminist economics today: beyond economic man (pp. 115–133). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

Comments

[neotoma]

Oh, that's adorable! Dean reading to Sam from academic publications on *economics* to keep him grounded.

That's certainly something Lucifer would never have thought to imimitate :D

[alexseanchai]

I think it was Sam's idea, but whatever.

Glad you enjoyed!

feminist economics

[auroramama]

Oh, sweet beyond words. And good thinking there, Sam. Lucifer is missing something he'd need to have to get Dean right. (Though I'm thinking it was downright prescient of Sam to kill Alastair before jumping into Hell -- though I suppose the Cage is fairly isolated from Hell's lesser folk. Anyway, Alastair presumably knew Dean very well.) Lucifer would never go that far out of his way to help or hurt Sam. Too impatient. Among other things.

And, Dean? It's not that you need to be told that people are crazy. The people who need to be told are other economists. Hence, essays.

Re: feminist economics

[alexseanchai]

I don't know about 'prescient'. Sam was after revenge for Dean when he killed Alastair, nothing to do with Sam himself.

Heh, yes, so true.

Glad you enjoyed!