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Computable, Constructive and Behavioural Economic Dynamics

Essays in Honour of Kumaraswamy (Vela) Velupillai

  • Edited by Stefano Zambelli.

Published February 2010

The book contains thirty original articles dealing with important aspects of theoretical as well as applied economic theory. While the principal focus is on: the computational and algorithmic nature of economic dynamics; individual as well as collective decision process and rational behavior, some…
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Reciprocity, Altruism and the Civil Society

In praise of heterogeneity

  • By Luigino Bruni.

Published November 2009

The main emphasis of this new book from Luigino Bruni is a praise of heterogeneity, arguing that society works when different people are able to cooperate in many different ways. The author engages in a novel approach to reciprocity looking at its different forms in society, from cautious or…
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Renaissance in Behavioral Economics

Essays in Honour of Harvey Leibenstein

  • Edited by Roger Frantz.

Published July 2009

Economists working on behavioral economics have been awarded the Nobel Prize four times in recent years. This book explores this innovative area and in particular focuses on the work of Harvey Leibenstein, one of the pioneers of the discipline. The topics covered in the book include agency theory…
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The Social Epistemology of Experimental Economics

  • By Ana Cordeiro dos Santos.

Published July 2009

Any experimental field consists of preparing special conditions for examining interesting objects for research. So naturally, the particular ways in which scientists prepare their objects determine the kind and the content of knowledge produced. This book provides a framework for the analysis of…
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Economics and the Mind

  • By Barbara Montero, and Mark D. White.

Published April 2009

Economics is often defined as the science of choice or human action. But choice and action are essentially mental phenomena, an aspect rarely mentioned in the economics discourse. Choice, while not always a conscious or rational process, is held to involve beliefs, desires, intentions and…
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Experiments in Economics

Playing fair with money

Experiments in Economics
  • By Ananish Chaudhuri.

Published November 2008

Are humans fair by nature? Why do we often willingly trust strangers or cooperate with them even if those actions leave us vulnerable to exploitation? Does this natural inclination towards fairness or trust have implications in the market-place? Traditional economic theory would perhaps think not,…
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Behaviour and Rationality in Corporate Governance

  • By Oliver Marnet.

Published March 2008

Corporate scandals due to bad accounting happen far too frequently for a system of corporate governance to be deemed effective. This book tells why the safeguards designed to prevent bad accounting so often fail. By studying why the auditors and members of a board of directors regularly…
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Enterprise and Culture

  • By Colin Gray.

Published February 2007

Enterprise and Culture is a uniquely wide-ranging, insightful and well-informed critical evaluation of the economic and social project of creating an enterprise culture.Colin Gray argues that the failure of small enterprise policy is not just a question of economics, but is also caused by…
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Social Psychology and Economics

Social Psychology and Economics
  • Edited by David De Cremer, Marcel Zeelenberg and J. Keith Murnighan.

Published June 2006

This book combines chapters written by leading social psychologists and economists, illuminating the developing trends in explaining and understanding economic behavior in a social world. It provides insights from both fields, communicated by eloquent scholars, and demonstrates through recent…
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Stochastic Musings

Perspectives From the Pioneers of the Late 20th Century

Stochastic Musings
  • Edited by John Panaretos.

Published April 2003

This new edited volume features contributions from many of the leading scientists in probability and statistics from the latter part of the 20th century. It is the only book to assemble the views of these leading scientists--the pioneers in their respective fields. Stochastic Musings features…
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