According to the principle of Normative Individualism, the evaluation of economicstates and processes should be guided exclusively by the wishes of the individuals whoare seen as the only bearer of values. Despite its intuitive appeal and its almost universalacceptance in normative economics...

Similar to welfare economics where with(out) interpersonal comparisonsone defines unique (set-valued) welfare (Pareto) optima, we present a frameworkfor one-person decision making where with(out) a prior probability distributionindividual optimality prescribes usually a unique (set of)...

Can one define and test the hypothesis of (un)bounded rationality instochastic choice tasks without endorsing Bayesianism? Similar to the state specificity of assets, we rely on state-specific goal formation. In a given choice task, the list of state-specific goal levels is optimal if one cannot...

According to the advocates of a “Generalized Darwinism” (GD), the three coreDarwinian principles of variation, selection and retention (or inheritance) can be used as ageneral framework for the development of theories explaining evolutionary processes inthe socioeconomic domain. Even though...

In this paper, we discuss the relationship between responsibility and joint production.Responsibility mirrors our ability to act freely. We can act freely only if we can assumeresponsibility for our actions and their consequences; the limits of our responsibility aretherefore also the limits of...

This short paper explores the foundations of B2B platform partnership management. After a theoretical derivation of the terminology, the performance measurement practices of a B2B platform owner offering the two platforms A and B to industrial customers are identified based on qualitative...

The standard strategy involves evaluating whether economic classifications meet criteria derived from a general theory of natural kinds. The first objective of this article is to show the implementation of this strategy by various relevant authors. We argue that the standard strategy has failed...

Presentiamo "Classe operaia e padronato nelle recenti vicende economiche", un opuscolo derivante da una lezione tenuta da Augusto Graziani nell’ambito di un corso per la formazione dei quadri dirigenti della Federazione Lavoratori Metalmeccanici (FLM) di Brescia svoltosi fra marzo ed aprile...

Presentiamo "Classe operaia e padronato nelle recenti vicende economiche", un opuscolo derivante da una lezione tenuta da Augusto Graziani nell’ambito di un corso per la formazione dei quadri dirigenti della Federazione Lavoratori Metalmeccanici (FLM) di Brescia svoltosi fra marzo ed aprile...

The paper pursues the goal: at a specific object of observation, the scientific school of the regional agrarian university, to consider the prospects in the context of responding to the challenges of the time, characterized by turbulence of world economic relations. Working hypothesis: based on...