An economic theorists' book of tales: essays that entertain the consequences of new assumptions in the economic theory/ George A. Akerlof
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998Description: viii, 196 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780521269339Subject(s): Economic Theory | Economics--Methodology | EconomicsDDC classification: 330.1Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 330.1 AKE/A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P08254 |
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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