Knowledge, Beliefs and Economics

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

This book surveys how economists engage with knowledge and beliefs in various fields of economic analysis, such as general equilibrium theory, decision theory, game theory, experimental economics, evolutionary theory of the firm, financial markets and the history of economic thought.The contributors to this book also suggest the need for a more integrated perspective on the meaning, as well as the role, of knowledge and beliefs in economics in the future. Possible lines of future research, such as the extension of the concept of rationality in economics or the focus on cognitive processes in economic action, are discussed.A platform for future research and investigation into the role of knowledge and beliefs in economics, this book will be of great appeal to advanced scholars interested in cross-fertilization between different fields of the social sciences and also to post-graduate students interested in the lines of research suggested in the book.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-08-29
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781843764052

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Nationalekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Edited by Richard Arena, Professor of Economics, University of Nice–Sophia Antipolis and GREDEG – UMR 7321 and Agnès Festré, Professor of Economics, University of Picardie Jules Verne/CRIISEA, University of Nice–Sophia Antipolis and GREDEG – UMR 7321, France

Innehållsförteckning

Contents:1. IntroductionRichard Arena and Agnès FestréPART I: KNOWLEGDE AND BELIEFS IN THE HISTORY OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: MARSHALLIANS, AUSTRIANS AND WALRASIANS2. Expectations, Uncertainty and Beliefs in Marshallian and Post-Marshallian Analyses of Economic SystemsBrian J. Loasby3. Knowledge and Beliefs in Economics: The Case of the Austrian TraditionRichard Arena and Agnès Festré4. General Equilibrium, Co-ordination and Multiplicity on Spot MarketsRoger GuesneriePART II: KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEFS IN GAME THEORY5. Justifications of Game Theoretic Equilibrium NotionsBernard Walliser6. Game Theory and Players’ Beliefs on the PlayChristian SchmidtPART III: BELIEFS AND DECISION THEORY7. Beliefs and Dynamic ConsistencyJean-Marc Tallon and Jean-Christophe Vergnaud8. Utility or Rationality? Restricted or General Rationality?Raymond BoudonPART IV: KNOWLEDGE, BELIEFS AND COGNITIVE ECONOMICS9. The Cognitive Turning Point in Economics: Social Beliefs and ConventionsAndré Orléan10. A Cognitive Approach to Individual Learning: Some Experimental ResultsMarco Novarese and Salvatore RizzelloPART V: AGENTS, COMMUNITIES AND COLLECTIVE BELIEFS11. Consumer Communities, Self-organization and BeliefsStéphane Ngo-Maï and Alain Raybaut12. Informal Communication, Collective Beliefs and Corporate Culture: A Conception of the Organization as a ‘Community of Communities’Patrick Cohendet and Morad DianiIndex