Despite the social importance of awards, they have been largely disregarded by academic research in economics. This … paper investigates whether a specific, yet important, award in economics, the John Bates Clark Medal, raises recipients …

) -- Sir Paul Collier recommends “Identity Economics: How Our Identities Shape Our Work, Wages, and Well-Being” by George A …) -- Nicolai J. Foss recommends “Economics and Identity” by George A. Akerlof and Rachel E. Kranton (Nicolai J. Foss) -- Bruno S …. Frey recommends “Mindful Economics: The Production, Consumption, and Value of Beliefs” by Roland Bénabou and Jean Tirole …

Bruno S. Frey illustrates what he perceives to be the inspirational quality of economics and how this differs from the … type of economics studied in many academic institutions. He introduces insights into economics from a psychological …pt. 1. On economics -- pt. 2. Integrating psychology -- pt. 3. Political economy …

What makes people happy in life? This crucial question has the potential to shake up economics. In recent years …, dissatisfaction with the understanding of welfare in economics and new opportunities for empirical study of people's subjective well … economics of happiness. Professor Frey and Professor Stutzer have selected contributions by leading scholars which offer a wide …

This book champions the view that economics is a social science and that, moreover, it may serve as a new paradigm for … the social sciences. Economics is taken to be a part of those sciences which deal with actual problems of society by … areas which are outside the scope of topics dealt with in conventional economics: natural environment politics art family …

Economics as a Science of Human Behaviour champions the view that economics can serve as a paradigm for all of the …

Economics is a science that can contribute substantial powerful and fresh insights! This book collects essays by … knowledge about the present state of economics and its progress. This compilation of short essays helps readers interested in … economics to identify 21st century economic ideas that should be read and remembered. The authors state their personal opinion …

at the central level, in the context of a highly decentralized middle-income democracy, Argentina. In this federal …

In 1989, Argentina entered a process of sweeping transformation of its economic institutions which provided for the … economic institutions'. The idiosyncrasies of Argentina's political institutions, in turn, conditioned this coalition …