Description: Economics of Economists : Institutional Setting, Individual Incentives and Future Prospects, Hardcover by Lanteri, Alessandro (EDT); Vromen, Jack (EDT), ISBN 1107015707, ISBN-13 9781107015708, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "The profession of academic economics has been widely criticized for being excessively dependent on technical models based on unrealistic assumptions about rationality and individual behaviour, and yet it remains a sparsely studied area. This volume presents a series of background readings on the profession by leading scholars in the history of economic thought and economic methodology. Adopting a fresh critique, the contributors investigate the individual incentives prevalent in academic economics, describing economists as rational actors who react to their intellectual environment and the incentives for economic research. Timely topics are addressed, including the causes and consequences of the financial crisis on the discipline, as well as more traditional themes such as pluralism in research, academic organizations, teaching methodology, gender issues and professional ethics. This collection will appeal to scholars working on topics related to economic methodology and the teaching of economics"--
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Book Title: Economics of Economists : Institutional Setting, Individual Incen
Number of Pages: 378 Pages
Publication Name: Economics of Economists : Institutional Setting, Individual Incentives and Future Prospects
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2014
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: Economic History, Economics / General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.7 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Business & Economics
Author: Jack Vromen
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
