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Institutional Microeconomics of Development
"The narrative of development economics is now infused with discussions of institutions. Economists debate whether institutions-or other factors altogether (geography, culture, or religion)-are central to development. In this volume, leading scholars in development economics view institutions from a microeconomic perspective, offering both theoretical overviews and empirical analyses spanning t…
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- 9780262289184
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Taking economics seriously
'There is nothing wrong with economics, Dean Baker contends, but economists routinely ignore their own principles when it comes to economic policy. What would policy look like if we took basic principles of mainstream economics seriously and applied them consistently? In the debate over regulation, for example, Baker--one of the few economists who predicted the meltdown of fall 2008--points out…
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- 9780262266093
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- 1 online resource (87 pages).
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Does Game Theory Work? The Bargaining Challenge
"This volume brings together all of Ken Binmore's influential experimental papers on bargaining along with newly written commentary in which Binmore discusses the underlying game theory and addresses the criticism leveled at it by behavioral economists."--Jacket.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262268554
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- 1 online resource (viii, 409 pages) :illustrations.
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The Empire of Value: A New Foundation for Economics
Translation of the author's L'empire de la valeur."With the advent of the 2007-2008 financial crisis, the economics profession itself entered into a crisis of legitimacy from which it has yet to emerge. Despite the obviousness of their failures, however, economists continue to rely on the same methods and to proceed from the same underlying assumptions. Andr?e Orl?ean challenges the neoclassica…
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- 9780262323901
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Economic analysis of markets and games: Essays in honor of Frank Hahn
These original essays focus on a wide range of topics related to Frank Hahn's distinguished work in economics. Ranging from market analysis and game theory to the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomics and from equilibrium and optimality with missing markets to economics and society, they reflect the diversity of modem research in economic theory. What distinguishes Hahn's work and many of…
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- 9780262271202
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Assembling Policy: Transantiago, Human Devices, and the Dream of a World-Clas…
An examination of how human beings are brought into the planning of complex infrastructure projects, through analysis of a controversial public transportation project.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262330954
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Economic theory and cognitive science: Microexplanation
"A Bradford Book."In this study, Don Ross explores the relationship of economics to other branches of behavioral science, asking, in the course of his analysis, under what interpretation economics is a sound empirical science. The book explores the relationships between economic theory and the theoretical foundations of related disciplines that are relevant to the day-to-day work of economics -…
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- 9780262316217
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Economics and psychology : A promising new cross-disciplinary field
Leading economics scholars consider the influence of psychology on economics, discussing topics including pro-social behavior, conditional trust, neuroeconomics, procedural utility, and happiness research.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262273190
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- 1 online resource (vi, 286 pages) :illustrations.
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Economics for an imperfect world : Essays in honor of Joseph E. Stiglitz
Essays by leading economic thinkers reflecting the influence of 2001 Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz. Throughout Joseph Stiglitz's long and distinguished career in economics, the focus has been on the real world, with all of its imperfections. His 2001 Nobel Prize recognized his pioneering research in imperfect information; his work in other areas, including macroeconomics, public economi…
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- 9780262267342
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- 1 online resource (viii, 702 pages) :illustrations
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Shopping for good
Where public policy fails, can consumer choices lead the way to more ethical and sustainable production practices?OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262306058
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- 1 online resource (103 pages).
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