Martin Peter Paulus | University of California - Estados Unidos

• Grant number: 07/08236-2
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• Start date: June 01, 2008
• End date: June 07, 2008
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Economics
• Principal Investigator: Armando Freitas da Rocha
• Grantee: Armando Freitas da Rocha
• Visiting researcher: Martin Peter Paulus
• Visiting researcher institution: University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), United States
• Host Institution: Escola de Economia de São Paulo (EESP). Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Combining the modeling by Rocha and Paulus, it is possible to assume the existence of set B of the necessities associated to the maintenance of the individual homeostasis, such that the following assumptions are proposed for further investigation and discussiona) B = { | that satisfy and contributes to the individual's homeostasis}b) B is unique to each person, but culture decreases its variability.c) B is mostly compose by recursive needs, that recur with periodicity d) well being may be calculated as (8)where importance of to maintain the individual homeostasis e) may by itself generate a need for pleasure this may contribute to addiction. (AU)