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McDonald, Ian Martin - 2012

'I only wish that Ian McDonald's Behavioural Macroeconomics had been available when I was preparing A Guide to Behavioral Economics; it certainly would have provided me with material to fill in a number of gaps and cite several additional important concerns!'--Hugh Schwartz, University of the...

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Advances in evolutionary institutional economics : evolutionary mechanisms, non-knowledge and strategy

Hanappi, Gerhard (ed.); Elsner, Wolfram (ed.) - 2008

Some famous pioneers together with the most promising new practitioners in the field show within this book how they define their subject. This is an authoritative survey of important branches of evolutionary economics, containing innovative new perspectives on market dynamics and evolutionary...

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Decisions, preferences, and heuristics : an introduction to economic psychology and behavioral economics

Mir Artigues, Pere - 2023

"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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The evolution of economic institutions : a critical reader

Hodgson, Geoffrey Martin (contributor) - 2007

It is now widely acknowledged that institutions are a crucial factor in economic performance. Major developments have been made in our understanding of the nature and evolution of economic institutions in the last few years. This book brings together some key contributions in this area by...

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Uncertainty and the environment : implications for decision making and environmental policy

Young, Richard A. - 2001

This thought provoking book is concerned with the need to deal adequately with uncertainty in environmental decision making. The author advances a critique of the use of traditional models and then develops an alternative model of decision making under uncertainty, based on the work of George...

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Investment, capital market imperfections, and uncertainty : theory and empirical results

Lensink, Robert; Bo, Hong; Sterken, Elmer - 2001

This book presents an up-to-date overview of the theory as well as the empirics of the relationship between investment, financial imperfections and uncertainty. After reviewing the capital market imperfections literature and the empirical results, the authors discuss both traditional investment...

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Capital and uncertainty : the capital investment process in a market economy

Runge, Ian Charles - 2000

This book is an important addition to the emerging body of new work on capital. Its primary contribution is in analysing capital investment choice as a process. The understanding of this process requires some modification and significant extension to the standard neo-classical economic tools....

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Ethics and uncertainty : the economics of John M. Keynes and Frank H. Knight

Greer, William B. - 2000

Despite their common emphasis upon uncertainty as a key economic variable, Frank Knight and John Maynard Keynes viewed its role from different ethical perspectives. These attitudes were derived from contrasting formative influences and differing views regarding the role of economic theory as...

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The economics of environmental policy : behavioral and political dimensions

Sterner, Thomas (contributor); Coria, Jessica (contributor) - 2016

James Konow (2010), 'Fair Air: Distributive Justice and Environmental Economics', Environmental and Resource Economics …-82 -- Jen Shang and Rachel Croson (2009), 'A Field Experiment in Charitable Contribution: The Impact of Social Information on …-Based Policy Instruments: Evidence from a Randomized Environmental Policy Experiment', American Economic Review, 101 (3), May, 318 …

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Career choice in management and entrepreneurship : a research companion

Özbilgin, Mustafa F. (contributor); … - 2007

pt. 1. Career choice of MBA students from cross-national and interdisciplinary perspectives -- pt. 2. Early influences on the career choice of entrepreneurs and managers -- pt. 3. Entrepreneurs and managers' career choice : cultural determinants -- pt. 4. Multidisciplinary perspectives on career...

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