Handbook of social economics Volume 1A - 1B

How can economists define and measure social preferences and interactions? Through the use of new economic data and tools, our contributors survey an array of social interactions and decisions that typify homo economicus. Identifying economic strains in activities such as learning, group formation,...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Weitere Titel:

Umschlagt.: Social economics
Social economics

Hauptverfasser:

Benhabib, Jess, Bisin, Alberto, Jackson, Matthew O.

Format:

Elektronisch E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Veröffentlicht:

Amsterdam London Boston Elsevier/North-Holland 2011

Zusammenfassung:

How can economists define and measure social preferences and interactions? Through the use of new economic data and tools, our contributors survey an array of social interactions and decisions that typify homo economicus. Identifying economic strains in activities such as learning, group formation, discrimination, and the creation of peer dynamics, they demonstrate how they tease out social preferences from the influences of culture, familial beliefs, religion, and other forces. Advances our understanding about quantifying social interactions
How can economists define and measure social preferences and interactions? Through the use of new economic data and tools, our contributors survey an array of social interactions and decisions that typify homo economicus. Identifying economic strains in activities such as learning, group formation, discrimination, and the creation of peer dynamics, they demonstrate how they tease out social preferences from the influences of culture, familial beliefs, religion, and other forces. Advances our understanding about quantifying social interactions and the effects of culture Summarizes research on theoretical and applied economic analyses of social preferences Explores the recent willingness among economists to consider new arguments in the utility function

Umfang:

Online-Ressource (1340, 1-61 S.) ill

Anmerkungen:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Biblio­graphische Verweise:

gvkppn803857039

ISBN:

0444531874
0444537074
0444537139
0444537147
9780444531872
9780444537072
9780444537133
9780444537140

Schlagworte:

Economics > Sociological aspects

Bezugswerke:

Print version: Handbook of social economics

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