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, D. and Tversky, A. (1979), 'Prospect theory: An analysis of decision under risk', Econometrica, 46, 263-91. -- Keynes, J ….M. (1936), The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Prices, London: Macmillan. -- Knabe, A., Rätzel, S., Schöb, R. and … United Kingdom, 1861-1957', Economica, 25, 283-99. -- Robinson, J. (1937), Essays in the Theory of Employment, Oxford …
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"Combining theoretical and practical aspects of policy analysis, this book evaluates actual and proposed policy reforms to income tax and transfer systems, using a behavioural tax microsimulation model. It highlights how these models allow for the full details of tax systems and the considerable...
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, corruption and the growth of -- government 40 -- 6. The indeterminacy of social welfare theory 59 -- 7. The contractarian …-based, procedurally detached theory of the state has contributed to the growth of government. As part of the Kantian … grounded in consequentialist social welfare theory (SWT), the economist's theory of the state must be rejected. Ad hoc …
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This book makes a rational and eloquent case for the closer integration of ethics and economics. It expands upon themes …Introduction: Ethics vs Economics: In Praise of the 'Disciplined' Life? / Geoffrey Brennan and Giuseppe Eusepi -- 1 …. Ethics and the Extent of the Market / James M. Buchanan -- 2. Value and Values, Preferences and Price: An Economic …
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1. Ethics and economics -- 2. Some fundamentals -- 3. Origins of ethics -- 4. The case for indirect utilitarianism -- 5 …
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This distinguished book provides a critical assessment of the relationship between economic theory, scientific … objectivity and ethics. The main purpose of economic science is to analyse and 'explain' the economic process but not necessarily …
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differing views regarding the role of economic theory as applied to the real world. William Greer reveals that the intellectual … role in ensuring the smooth operation of a system of otherwise free markets. Ethics and Uncertainty explores how two … policy recommendations. The volume illustrates that the important lesson to learn from both Knight and Keynes is that ethics …
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"This enlightening book comprehensively maps the current state of economic psychology and behavioural economics. Exploring key concepts, topics and models in the field, it is also a launching pad for future research, providing useful insights on how to make good personal and professional...
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This book provides in-depth and innovative analysis of the minimum wage in Europe. The authors explore its role and scope within the enlarged EU, and address the question of whether there should be harmonization between the individual member states or even a common EU minimum wage. They also...
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For the last decade a movement for providing workers with a living wage has been growing in the US. This book describes how great thinkers in the history of economic thought viewed the living wage and highlights how the ideas of the early economists such as Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill...
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