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Autodetermination in Microeconomics
Müller, Olaf L. - 2005
My philosophical case study concerns textbook presentations of the theory of demand. Does this theory contain anything more than just a collection of tautologies? In order to determine its empirical content, it must be viewed holistically. But then, the theory implies false factual claims. We...
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Mikro-Zertifikate
Müller, Olaf L. - 2009
Wie müsste eine faire Lösung des Klimaproblems aussehen? Wie sollten wir Pflichten und finanzielle Lasten der nötigen CO2-Reduktionen verteilen, wenn es dabei gerecht zugehen soll und keiner übervorteilt werden darf? In meiner Antwort auf diese ethischen Fragen stütze ich mich auf einen...
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A REINTERPRETATION OF SUSTAINABILITY UNDER THE SIGN OF CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION
Pohoata, Ion; Crupenschi, Vladimir Mihai; Diaconasu, … - 2018
Sustainability is usually constructed in terms of environmental preservation or of replicating a certain output level. To challenge the status-quo, we argue that it is a matter of preserving a certain version of social order, which can only be replicated by a trickle-down pattern of conspicuous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011788830
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A REINTERPRETATION OF SUSTAINABILITY UNDER THE SIGN OF CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION
Pohoata, Ion; Crupenschi, Vladimir Mihai; Diaconasu, … - 2018
Sustainability is usually constructed in terms of environmental preservation or of replicating a certain output level. To challenge the status-quo, we argue that it is a matter of preserving a certain version of social order, which can only be replicated by a trickle-down pattern of conspicuous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015336005
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Die unsichtbare Hand - und vier Versuche, sie sichtbar zu machen. Eine kritische Analyse der allgemeinen Gleichgewichtstheorie und ausgew?hlter ideengeschichtlicher Vorl?ufer
Hopp, Stefan - 2004
the metaphor. The second one is to stress the rarely appreciated accomplishments of selected classical economists. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009480998
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Korean expansion and decline from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century: a view suggested by Adam Smith
Ho, Jun Seong; Lewis, James B.; Han-Rog, Kang - 2008
The first price runs for Korean rice help us develop a Smithian physiocratic model to explain the low, stable prices of the eighteenth century and the rising, volatile prices of the nineteenth. Ownership rights provided incentives, and productivity after 1600 exceeded subsistence to achieve...
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Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: An Overview of Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data
Jackson, James K.; Foreign Affairs, Defense - 2008
losses have disproportionately negative impact on local communities. Economists generally argue that free and unimpeded …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475015
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The two tribes of 'The Econ': A study of economists and economic media commentary in Australia
Millmow, Alex; Courvisanos, Jerry - 2007
current economic issues. This has implications for the acceptance of economic policy since these economists are apt to uphold … the interests of their employer. In contrast, academic economists suffer from a lack of recognition and reach in the media … generation of academic economists, in contrast to previous generations, is becoming reticent on matters of public policy. …
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Perils of simplistic classifications of universities : a preliminary case study of economic departments
Gangopadhyay, Partha; Gangopadhyay, Renu - University of Western Sydney; College of Law and Business; … - 2005
Universities represent a highly complex organizational structure that is beset with serious informational problems. A simplistic allocation rule based on university rankings is sometimes applied to fund disciplines/departments in order to promote efficiency. This study shows the pitfalls of...
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The incoherent emperor : a heterodox critique of neoclassical microeconomic theory
Lee, Frederic S.; Keen, Steve - University of Western Sydney; College of Law and Business; … - 2004
It is somewhat common for heterodox economists to come to the defense of neoclassical microeconomic theory. This is due … to many reasons, but perhaps the commonest one is ignorance. It seems that most heterodox economists are not aware of the …
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