Publication

2014 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

94,500 words, Guess

Page Count

378 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781107015708
  • ISBN-101107015707
  • Library of Congress Control Number2014007623
  • OCLC Control Number873723772
  • Better World Books9781107015708
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCH62 .E3256 2014

Description

"The profession of academic economics has been widely criticized for being excessively dependent on technical models based on unrealistic assumptions about rationality and individual behaviour, and yet it remains a sparsely studied area. This volume presents a series of background readings on the profession by leading scholars in the history of economic thought and economic methodology. Adopting a fresh critique, the contributors investigate the individual incentives prevalent in academic economics, describing economists as rational actors who react to their intellectual environment and the incentives for economic research. Timely topics are addressed, including the causes and consequences of the financial crisis on the discipline, as well as more traditional themes such as pluralism in research, academic organizations, teaching methodology, gender issues and professional ethics. This collection will appeal to scholars working on topics related to economic methodology and the teaching of economics"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Economics of Economists: Institutional Setting, Individual Incentives and Future ProspectsCambridge University Press2014-01-01

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