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21st Century Economics : Economic Ideas You Should Read and Remember

Frey, Bruno S. (ed.); Schaltegger, Christoph A. (ed.) - 2019 - 1st ed. 2019

“The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India” by Tim Besley and Robin Burgess … Gregory Clark (Norbert Berthold) -- Urs Birchler recommends “Why Every Economist Should Learn Some Auction Theory” by Paul … recommends “The Economic Importance of Financial Literacy: Theory and Evidence” by Annamaria Lusardi and Olivia S. Mitchell …

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21st century economics : economic ideas you should read and remember

Frey, Bruno S. (ed.); Schaltegger, Christoph A. (ed.) - 2019

Economics is a science that can contribute substantial powerful and fresh insights! This book collects essays by leading academics that evaluate the scholarly importance of contemporary economic ideas and concepts, thus providing valuable knowledge about the present state of economics and its...

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Inspiring economics : human motivation in political economy

Frey, Bruno S. - 2001

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 perspective, dealing with issues such as transformation of...

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Economics As a Science of Human Behaviour : Towards a New Social Science Paradigm

Frey, Bruno S. - 1992

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 providing insights, improving our understanding and...

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Recent developments in the economics of happiness

Frey, Bruno S. - 2013

Measurement of Environmental and Resource Values: Theory and Methods, Washington, DC: Resources for the Future. -- Frey, Bruno S …

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Economics as a Science of Human Behaviour : Towards a New Social Science Paradigm, Extended Second Edition

Frey, Bruno S. - 1999

Economics as a Science of Human Behaviour champions the view that economics can serve as a paradigm for all of the social sciences by dealing with actual problems of society. Bruno S. Frey provides insights and improves our understanding of human behaviour, while suggesting solutions to social...

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Economics of Happiness

Frey, Bruno S. - 2018

This book focuses on what makes people happy. The author explains methods for measuring subjective life satisfaction and well-being by discussing economic and sociodemographic factors, as well as the psychological, cultural and political dimensions of personal happiness. Does higher income...

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Economics of happiness

Frey, Bruno S. - 2018

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Happiness and Economics : How the Economy and Institutions Affect Human Well-Being

Stutzer, Alois; Frey, Bruno S. - 2002

Curiously, economists, whose discipline has much to do with human well-being, have shied away from factoring the study of happiness into their work. Happiness, they might say, is an ''unscientific'' concept. This is the first book to establish empirically the link between happiness and...

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Does the John Bates Clark Medal boost subsequent productivity and citation success?

Chan, Ho Fai; Frey, Bruno S.; Gallus, Jana; Torgler, Benno - 2013

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' subsequent research activity and status compared to a...

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