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Could Homo Oeconomicus Become a Revolutionary? : On the Need to Teach and Practice a Different Economics
Deville, Philippe; Arnsperger, Christian - 2012
of the notion of revolution. We are thus led to the intermediary conclusion that the neoclassical paradigm is …
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The dynamics of revolutions
Michaeli, Moti; Nicolaievsky Spiro, Daniel - 2016
classes of revolutions that have been observed historically and earlier models cannot explain: 1) a revolution where the most … extreme opponents of the regime protest fiercely and gradually recruit more moderate dissidents; 2) a revolution where … moderates, or regime insiders, lead the way and gradually recruit more extreme regime opponents; 3) a revolution where those who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011694184
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The dynamics of revolutions
Michaeli, Moti; Spiro, Daniel - 2016
classes of revolutions that have been observed historically and earlier models cannot explain: 1) a revolution where the most … extreme opponents of the regime protest fiercely and gradually recruit more moderate dissidents; 2) a revolution where … moderates, or regime insiders, lead the way and gradually recruit more extreme regime opponents; 3) a revolution where those who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011585172
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Culture, Society and Economic Theory
Jackson, William A. - In: Review of Political Economy 5 (1993) 4, pp. 453-469
of culture as a process, which avoids a static separation of structure and agency. The same principle underlies some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013287981
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Simplicity and Explanation in the Economic Theory (Sencillez y Explicación en la Teoría Económica) (Spanish)
Estrada, Fernando - 2010
The present paper, following the philosophical work of Robert Nozick, intends to develop the approach of simplicity in the economic investigation. This purpose contributes to structure a heuristic for projects of investigation that can serve like mark of discussion of grade projects in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013147842
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Criticizing the Critique : Some Methodological Insights into the Debate on the State of Economic Theory in the Face of the Post 2008 Crisis
Hardt, Lukasz - 2010
The aim of this paper is to investigate the current debate on the state of economics from a methodological perspective. We claim that the majority of contributions criticizing modern economics are not based on clear methodological principles and thus many of them are not correct. We show this...
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Outsourcing
Moreland, Janice L. - 2012
After World War II the continent of Europe was devastated both structurally and economically by the war. George C. Marshall is the man who can be considered the father of outsourcing and foreign aid, because of his military skills and training he was able to devise a foreign policy plan as an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013101712
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Is Antitrust Too Complicated for Generalist Judges? The Impact of Economic Complexity & Judicial Training on Appeals
Baye, Michael R.; Wright, Joshua D. - 2014
The recent increase in the demand for expert economic analysis in antitrust litigation has improved the welfare of economists; however, the law and economics literature is silent on the effects of economic complexity or judges’ economic training on judicial decision-making. We use a unique...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014211798
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The Moral Trial : Economists and the Socratic Problem
Lanteri, Alessandro - 2007
Following a stream of experimental results (e.g. Marwell and Ames 1981, Carter and Irons 1991, Frank et al. 1993, Yezer et al. 1996, Selten and Ockenfelds 1998, Frank and Schulze 2000, Frey and Meier 2002, Rubinstein 2006), it has become common to believe that economists are more selfish than...
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The Moral Trial: Economists and the Socratic Problem
Lanteri, Alessandro - International Centre for Economic Research (ICER) - 2007
Most people believe economists are more selfish than noneconomists. The reasons for such belief and for the related moral condemnation of economists remain confused. Both charges and evidence are insufficient to support substantial judgements. Further elaboration would be welcome before drawing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004972528