Individuals and identity in economics

"This book examines the different conceptions of the individual that have emerged in recent new approaches in economics, including behavioral economics, experimental economics, social preferences approaches, game theory, neuroeconomics, evolutionary and complexity economics, and the capability...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Davis, John Bryan (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press 2011.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the individual in economics
  • Psychology's challenge to economics : rationality and the individual
  • Multiple selves and self-control : contextualizing individuality
  • Social identity and social preferences in the utility function
  • The individual in game theory : from fixed points to experiments
  • Multiple selves in interaction : teams and neuroscience
  • Evolution and the individual : identity through change
  • Evolution and capabilities : human heterogeneity
  • The identity of individuals and the economics of identity
  • Economic policy, democracy, and justice.