This book comprises, in one compact volume, cutting-edge research in behavioral economics and economic psychology, published mainly during the past five years. The judicious selection of articles examines the subject from a variety of perspectives and includes papers on the historical origins...

Landmark papers by prominent scholars in the field of economic psychology are drawn together in this authoritative reference collection which demonstrates the varied ways in which the insights of psychology have been applied to the understanding of economic behaviour. This illuminating volume...

In a detailed study of 20 newly-privatized Russian enterprises, Igor Gurkov and Shlomo Maital ask two important questions concerning ownership and performance. First, who really controls the newly-privatized enterprises and who is generally thought to control them - are they the same? Second,...

Frank Bechling recently wrote that "the concentration on the trade-off between unemployment and inflation and the neglect of trade-offs between unemployment and other variables (balance of payments, economic growth, structural change, and income distribution) may lead to a suboptimal choice...