Individuals and identity in economics / John B. Davis
Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011
Descript
x, 260 p. ; 23 cm
CONTENT
Introduction : the individual in economics -- Psychology's challenge to economics : rationality and the individual -- Multiple selves and self-control : contextualizing individuality -- Social identity and social preferences in the utility function -- The individual in game theory : from fixed points to experiments -- Multiple selves in interaction : teams and neuroscience -- Evolution and the individual : identity through change -- Evolution and capabilities : human heterogeneity -- The identity of individuals and the economics of identity -- Economic policy, democracy, and justice