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Midbrain mutiny :the picoeconomics and neuroeconomics of disordered gambling …
"A Bradford book."An analysis of how economic theories can be used to understand disordered and pathological gambling that calls on empirical evidence about behavior and the brain and argues that addictive gambling is the basic form of all addiction.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262282642
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Happiness :a revolution in economics
In this text a leading economist discusses the potential of happiness research (the qualification of well-being) to answer important questions that standard economics methods are unable to analyze. Emphasizing empirical evidence rather than theoretical conjectures, Frey substantiates the need for happiness research.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262273213
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages) :illustrations.
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Revisiting Keynes :economic possibilities for our grandchildren
Leading economists revisit a provocative essay by John Maynard Keynes, debating Keynes's vision of growth, inequality, work leisure, entrepreneurship, consumerism, and the search for happiness in the twenty-first century.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262281331
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The equilibrium manifold :postmodern developments in the theory of general ec…
Yves Balasko, a leading scholar in the field, presents post-1970 developments in the theory of general equilibrium, unified by the concept of equilibrium manifold.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262026543
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) :illustrations.
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Growth.
Volume 1: Econometric General Equilibrium Modeling presents an econometric approach to general equilibrium modeling of the impact of economic policies. Earlier approaches were based on the "calibration" of general equilibrium models to a single data point. The obvious disadvantage of calibration is that it requires highly restrictive assumptions about technology and preferences, such as fixed i…
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Living standards and the wealth of nations :successes and failures in real co…
A group of prominent international economists consider what makes for successful convergence--what policies and economic conditions help poor countries catch up to the living standards of rich countries.The question of convergence, or under what conditions the per capita income levels of developing countries can catch up to those found in advanced economies, is critical for understanding econom…
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NBER macroeconomics annual
This 20th edition of the NBER Macroeconomics Annual treats many questions at the cutting edge of macroeconomics that are central to current policy debates. The papers and discussions include an analysis of the differential between American and European unemployment rates, with the authors of the paper taking issue with Edward Prescott's view that higher European tax rates are responsible; a pro…
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Models of bounded rationality.
Available through MITCogNet.Offering alternative models based on such concepts as satisficing (acceptance of viable choices that may not be the undiscoverable optimum) and bounded rationality (the limited extent to which rational calculation can direct human behavior), Simon shows concretely why more empirical research based on experiments and direct observation, rather than just statistical an…
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Models of a man :essays in memory of Herbert A. Simon
Essays that pay tribute to the wide-ranging influence of the late Herbert Simon, by friends and colleagues.Herbert Simon (1916-2001), in the course of a long and distinguished career in the social and behavioral sciences, made lasting contributions to many disciplines, including economics, psychology, computer science, and artificial intelligence. In 1978 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in econo…
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Misfortunes of Prosperity :an Introduction to Modern Political Economy.
Elucidates the current debates on these and other questions in a fast-paced and incisive tour of the dominant ideas in political economy, summarizing historical and theoretical perspectives on the causes of economic growth in the United States, Western Europe, Japan and elsewhere as the twentieth-century draws to a close.Translated by Jacqueline Lindenfeld Are robust economic growth and tight s…
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