Economic Behavior and Institutions: Principles of Neoinstitutional Economics (Cambridge Surveys of Economic Literature)
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (766 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521348919 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 404 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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The body of work emerging from this new line of inquiry includes contributions from the various branches of economic theory, such as the economics of property rights, the theory of the firm, cliometrics and law and economics. This book is the first comprehensive survey of this research program, which the author terms "neoinstitutional economics." The author proposes a unified approach to this research, integrating the work of various contributors and emphasizing the common principles of inquiry that tie the work together. The theoretical discussion is accomplished by e
Move just a smidge past the neoclassical framework Stephen R. Laniel I didn't realize how very excellent this book was until I thought about it for a while and let its tastes stew together with those of Schelling's "Micromotives and Macrobehavior".Thrainn Eggertsson's goals in "Economic Behavior and Institutions" are modest: move beyond the neoclassical framework of perfect rationality and cos. nice goods. Thanks Whitesheep Prompt delivery, nice goods. Thanks.
North"In this delightful book, Thrainn Eggertsson delivers far more than he promises. What more can we ask of a survey?" Andrew R. It should prove as well very useful for advanced undergraduates who would like to know about the quiet transformation of economics." Elias L. As the title suggests, he tells us what economists know about institutions and economic performance. He does this well, skillfully guiding the reader from asset specificity to structure induced equilibrium. The organization of his survey reveals what institutionalists themselves often obscure--the simple, even elegant, logic of their inquiry. At the very least, they find new perspectives