Written in an informal way, this book is addressed to philosophers or cognitive scientists curious of how economics deals with cognition and to graduate students in economics eager to discover how economics evolves. It aims at extending the framework of game theory in order to better fit with...

Märkte, Güter und Dienstleistungen -- Mobilität -- Lärm -- Elektrosmog -- Gesundheit -- Ökologische Kosten der heutigen Wirtschaft -- Märkte und Gewinne -- Mobilitätsmärkte -- Märkte für Verbrennungsmotoren -- Elektromärkte -- Gesundheitsmärkte -- Grüne Wirtschaft -- Virtualität...

What is modern governance? Is it the battle against ‘old-fashioned’ hierarchy, or is it the restoration of key hierarchical values? Is it optimizing network management, or maximizing the benefits of market thinking in the public-sector? This book argues that it is the combination of all...

This book contributes to behavioral economic research on the central issue of social preferences, focusing on the implications of social fairness norms on the interaction of market participants. The author uses both game-theoretic and experimental methods to analyze the implications of social...

Economists’ “Irrational Passion for Dispassionate Rationality” -- The Methodological Constraints on the Rationality Premise -- Human Motivation and Adam Smith’s “Invisible Hands” -- Rationality in Economic Thought: From Thomas Robert Malthus to Alfred Marshall and Philip Wicksteed --...

This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to multi-agent, multi-choice repetitive games, such as the Kolkata Restaurant Problem and the Minority Game. It explains how the tangible formulations of these games, using stochastic strategies developed by statistical physicists employing...

This book aims to provide a thoroughly updated overview and evaluation of the industrial organization of banking. It examines the interplay among bank behavior, market structure, and regulation from the perspective of a variety of public policy issues, including bank competition and risk, market...

As the real world is rapidly becoming more and more complicated, economists need to venture beyond the boundaries of mainstream economics and integrate philosophical thought and complexity into their analytical frameworks. In this context, this volume brings together papers on economic theory...

All individuals who operate in the business sphere, whether as consumers, employers, employees, entrepreneurs, or financial traders to name a few constituents, share a common biological heritage and are defined by a universal human nature. As such, it is surprising that so few business scholars...

Das Versagen der ökonomischen Theorie in der Praxis- Beispiele -- Analyse der Gründe und Ursachen -- Berücksichtigung realer Voraussetzungen und deren Zusammenhänge in ökonomischen Modellen -- Empfehlungen -- Resümee und Vergleich mit anderen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen und deren...