On the reappraisal of microeconomics economic growth and change in a material world

1. Models of human behavior -- 2. Micro-foundations of economics -- 3. Economic agents, actions and wealth -- 4. The Z-function -- 5. Decision-making strategies -- 6. Dynamics -- 7. From agent to aggregation -- 8. The drivers of long-term growth : knowledge, technological change and radical innovati...

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Main Author: Ayres, Robert U.
Other Authors: Martinás, Katalin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K Edward Elgar c2005
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Summary:1. Models of human behavior -- 2. Micro-foundations of economics -- 3. Economic agents, actions and wealth -- 4. The Z-function -- 5. Decision-making strategies -- 6. Dynamics -- 7. From agent to aggregation -- 8. The drivers of long-term growth : knowledge, technological change and radical innovation
The conventional utility-based approach to microeconomics is now nearly a century old and although frequently criticised, it has yet to be replaced. On the Reappraisal of Microeconomics offers an alternative approach that overcomes most of the objections to orthodox theory, whilst offering some unique additional advantages
Physical Description:xiv, 200 p ill
ISBN:9781845422721
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