Social Dynamics (Economic Learning and Social Evolution) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0262041863 ISBN 13: 9780262041867

Verlag: MIT Press, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

Economists have traditionally studied aggregate behavior as the outcome of individual decisions made interactively, while sociologists have focused on the role of social influences on individual behavior. Over the past decade, however, the barriers between the disciplines have broken down, resulting in the new area of social economics. Social economics is based on the assumption that individuals are directly influenced by the choices and characteristics of others, creating a feedback loop from the past choices of some people to the current social context and hence future choices of others. The essays in this book, by some of the creators of the field, provide an overview of social economics and represent a variety of approaches, including theoretical model-building, empirical studies, statistical analyses, and philosophical reflections.

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Reseña del editor

Economists have traditionally studied aggregate behaviour as the outcome of individual decisions made interactively, while sociologists have focused on the role of social influences on individual behaviour. Over the past decade, however, the barriers between the disciplines have broken down, resulting in the new area of social economics. Social economics is based on the assumption that individuals are directly influenced by the choices and characteristics of others, creating a feedback loop from the past choices of some people to the current social context and hence future choices of others. The essays in this book, by some of the creators of the field, provide an overview of social economics and represent a variety of approaches, including theoretical model building, empirical studies, statistical analyses and philosophical reflections.

Biografía del autor

Steven N. Durlauf is Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin and former Director of the Economics Program of the Santa Fe Institute. H. Peyton Young is the Scott and Barbara Black Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University and Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: MIT Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0262041863
• ISBN 13: 9780262041867
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 248
• Herausgeber: Durlauf Steven, Young H. Peyton
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