Uncertainty in Economics

A History

AvCarlo Zappia

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Del i serien Springer Studies in the History of Economic Thought

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Beskrivning

mso-fareast-language: IT;">This book introduces the economic theories that have placed uncertainty at the core of economic discourse. The book will appeal to scholars of the history of economic thought, as well as students of advanced microeconomics, decision theory, game theory, and history of economic thought.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-06-24
Mått:155 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt:410 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Springer Studies in the History of Economic Thought
Antal sidor:150
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031912207
Originaltitel:L’incertezza in economia: Una storia delle teorie da Keynes ai giorni nostri

Utforska kategorier

Mikroekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Nationalekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Optimering inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Carlo Zappia is an Associate Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Economics and Statistics at the University of Siena, where he teaches microeconomics and the history of economics. He has also been a Shackle Visiting Fellow at St. Edmund's College, University of Cambridge (UK), and a Visiting Fellow at the Université Côte d'Azur. He is currently Chairman of the Council of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Art of Conjecture: Probability and Utility.- Chapter 3. Uncertainty According to Knight and Keynes.- Chapter 4. Von Neumann, Morgenstern and Decision-making under Risk.- Chapter 5. Ramsey, de Finetti and Savage: Decisions under Uncertainty.- Chapter 6. Uncertainty as Ambiguity: Ellsberg and the Paradoxes of Decision Theory of choice.- Chapter 7. Modern Uncertainty Theories and the Return to Keynes.