The Rational Foundations of Economic Behaviour: Proceedings of the Iea Conference Held in Turin, Italy (IEA CONFERENCE VOLUME)

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.

Business & Money

International Economic Association

Economics

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

The state and its institutions are crucial for economic development: for better and for worse. This insight informs this important, up-to-date and authoritative survey of new trends in growth economics and the widely divergent economic performance of developing countries - for example, between Latin America and South-east Asia - which seemed to be similarly placed just a generation ago. The decisive role of the political dimension in economic growth seems clear but there are many challenges to be met in getting an analytical handle on the precise determinants and in testing empirically for this. This is the challenge taken up by the international team of contributors.

The Political Dimension of Economic Growth: Proceedings of the Iea Conference Held in San Jose, Costa Rica (IEA CONFERENCE VOLUME)

Round-Table Conference on the Political Dimension of Economic Growth

International trade and investment have flourished globally but nowhere so spectacularly as in the Asia-Pacific region. This volume brings together some of the most eminent economists in the field to analyze this vital region from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. The volume focuses especially on trade policy and welfare, game theory analysis of trade policy and the linkages between trade policy and endogenous growth.

International Trade Policy and the Pacific Rim: Proceedings of the Iea Conference Held in Sydney, Australia (IEA CONFERENCE VOLUME)

Contemporary Economic Issues: Trade, Payment and Debt v. 3 (International Economic Association)

<p>A non-profit organization with purely scientific aims, the International Economic Association (IEA) was founded in 1950. It is a federation of some sixty national economic associations in all parts of the world. Its basic purpose is the development of economics as an intellectual discipline, recognizing a diversity of problems, systems and values in the world and taking notice of methodological diversities.</p>

The Political Dimension of Economic Growth: Proceedings of the Iea Conference Held in San Jos, Costa Rica

Michael Paldam

St.Martin's Press