1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792150703321

Autore

Palacios-Huerta Ignacio

Titolo

Beautiful game theory : how soccer can help economics / / Ignacio Palacios-Huerta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxford, England : , : Princeton University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-691-16925-X

1-4008-5031-2

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Classificazione

BUS069030MAT011000SPO040000

Disciplina

330.01/51932

Soggetti

Economics - Psychological aspects

Soccer - Economic aspects

Game theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- FIRST HALF -- 1. Pelé Meets John von Neumann in the Penalty Area -- 2. Vernon Smith Meets Messi in the Laboratory -- 3. Lessons for Experimental Design -- 4. Mapping Minimax in the Brain -- 5. Psychological Pressure on the Field and Elsewhere -- HALFTIME -- 6. Scoring at Halftime -- SECOND HALF -- 7. Favoritism under Social Pressure -- 8. Making the Beautiful Game a Bit Less Beautiful 124 (with Luis Garicano) -- 9. Fear Pitch -- 10. From Argentina without Emotions -- 11. Discrimination: From the Makana Football Association to Europe -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

A wealth of research in recent decades has seen the economic approach to human behavior extended over many areas previously considered to belong to sociology, political science, law, and other fields. Research has also shown that economics can provide insight into many aspects of sports, including soccer. Beautiful Game Theory is the first book that uses soccer to test economic theories and document novel human behavior. In this brilliant and entertaining book, Ignacio Palacios-Huerta illuminates economics through the world's most popular sport.



He offers unique and often startling insights into game theory and microeconomics, covering topics such as mixed strategies, discrimination, incentives, and human preferences. He also looks at finance, experimental economics, behavioral economics, and neuroeconomics. Soccer provides rich data sets and environments that shed light on universal economic principles in interesting and useful ways. Essential reading for students, researchers, and sports enthusiasts, Beautiful Game Theory is the first book to show what soccer can do for economics.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910298200703321

Autore

Jechoutek

Titolo

Religious Ethics in the Market Economy : A New Approach to Business and Morality / / by Karl G. Jechoutek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

9783319765204

3319765205

Edizione

[1版. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (93 pages)

Collana

Humanism in Business Series, , 2662-1258

Altri autori (Persone)

Karl G.

Disciplina

291.1785

Soggetti

Business ethics

Business Ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Prologue -- Religion and the Market: A Tour d'Horizon -- Vices and Virtues Revisited -- From Static to Dynamic -- Between Open and Closed -- Conclusion -- Epilogue.

Sommario/riassunto

This book aims to go beyond merely confrontational or complementary treatments of the relationship between market participation and business ethics. Reviewing the attitudes towards the market embedded in religious ethics and scholars, it explores the symbiotic relationship between the economy, ethics and morals. Moving the discussion beyond a static and traditional economy envisaged by scripture, it explores the impact of an evolving and globalised economy based on



the value systems of moral philosophy and religious ethics. The Author aims to expand the conventional view of business ethics, encouraging readers to interpret markets and morality as intertwined concepts, and use them to inform further research. .