Economic concepts for the social sciences / / Todd Sandler [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Sandler Todd
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 330
• Soggetto topico: Economics - History - 20th century; Social sciences - History - 20th century
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-275) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Table and Figures; Preface; 1 Economics without Apology; 2 Back to the Future: Political Economy; 3 In Another s Shoes: Games, Strategies, and Economics; 4 It Takes Two or More: Public Economics and Collective Action; 5 Government for the Politician? Public and Social Choice; 6 Institutions Matter: The New Institutional Economics; 7 Knowledge Is Power: Asymmetric Information; 8 Everything Ties Together: General Equilibrium; 9 Laboratory Economics: Of Rats and Men; 10 Before Yesterday and Beyond Tomorrow: Intergenerational Economics ; 11 Fish, Space, and Spaceship Earth: Bioeconomics and Interdisciplinary Economics12 Crystal Ball Economics: Rational Expectations; 13 How Do We Get There from Here? Transition Economies and Policy Reforms; 14 Economic Growth: Endogeneity, Institutions, and Other Concepts; 15 Economic Visions of Future Horizons; References; Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The primary purpose of this book is to present some of the key economic concepts that have guided economic thinking in the last century and to identify which of these concepts will continue to direct economic thought in the coming decades. This book is written in an accessible manner and is intended for a wide audience with little or no formal training in economics. It should also interest economists who want to reflect on the direction of the discipline and to learn concepts and achievements in other subfields. The author imparts his enthusiasm for the economic way of reasoning and its wide applicability. Through the abundant use of illustrations and examples, the author makes concepts understandable and relevant. Topics covered include game theory, the new institutional economics, market failures, asymmetric information, endogenous growth theory, general equilibrium, rational expectations, and others.
• Titolo autorizzato: Economic concepts for the social sciences
• ISBN: 1-107-12195-7; 1-280-15932-4; 0-511-11906-2; 0-511-04125-X; 0-511-15560-3; 0-511-75429-9; 0-511-30393-9; 0-511-04709-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826389603321
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