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An economic theorists' book of tales: essays that entertain the consequences of new assumptions in the economic theory/ George A. Akerlof

By: Akerlof, George AMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998Description: viii, 196 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780521269339Subject(s): Economic Theory | Economics--Methodology | EconomicsDDC classification: 330.1

Contents:

1. Introduction 2. The market for 'lemons': quality uncertainty and the market mechanism 3. The economics of caste and of the rat race and other woeful tales 4. The economics of 'tagging' as applied to the optimal income tax, welfare programs, and manpower planning 5. A theory of social custom, of which unemployment may be one consequence 6. Jobs as dam sites 7. The economic consequences of cognitive dissonance with William T. Dickens 8. Labor contracts as partial gift exchange 9. Loyalty filters

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	330.1 AKE/A (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P08254

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1. Introduction
2. The market for 'lemons': quality uncertainty and the market mechanism
3. The economics of caste and of the rat race and other woeful tales
4. The economics of 'tagging' as applied to the optimal income tax, welfare programs, and manpower planning
5. A theory of social custom, of which unemployment may be one consequence
6. Jobs as dam sites
7. The economic consequences of cognitive dissonance with William T. Dickens
8. Labor contracts as partial gift exchange
9. Loyalty filters

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