Identity economics : how our identities shape our work, wages, and well-being
George A. Akerlof and Rachel E. Kranton
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Princenton, N.J. : Princeton University Press , cop. 2010
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| Omfang | VI, 185 s.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Part One: Economics and Identity; Part Two: Work and School; Part Three: Gender and Race; Part Four: Looking Ahead; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; Index. - Identity Economics provides an important and compelling new way to understand human behavior, revealing how our identities--and not just economic incentives--influence our decisions. In 1995, economist Rachel Kranton wrote future Nobel Prize-winner George Akerlof a letter insisting that his most recent paper was wrong. Identity, she argued, was the missing element that would help to explain why people--facing the same economic circumstances--would make different choices. This was the beginning of a fourteen-year collaboration--and of Identity Economics. The authors expl
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| ISBN | 9780691146485. - 9780691152554
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