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The Rational Foundations of Economic Behaviour: Proceedings of the Iea Conference Held in Turin, Italy
Author(s): International Economic Association (Author), Kenneth J. Arrow (Editor), Enrico Colombatto (Editor), Mark Perlman (Editor), Christian Schmidt (Editor)
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date: 1 Feb. 1996
- Language: English
- Print length: 379 pages
- ISBN-10: 0312127081
- ISBN-13: 9780312127084
Book Description
Comprises 14 papers presented to a conference of the IEA held in Turin, Italy. Contributions are divided into four areas of theoretical and empirical developments: rational choice and associated problems of logic; rationality as explained by game theory; experiments to elucidate rational behavior; and alternative treatments of rationality in decision-making theory. Includes a preface by Nobel Laureate Kenneth J. Arrow tracing the evolution of concepts of economic rationality from the start of this century. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
