n this paper we propose a pluralistic and multi-dimensional ap- proach to cooperation. Specifically, we seek to show that, in certain settings, less unconditional forms of cooperation may be combined with more gratuitous ones. Starting with the prisoner’s dilemma game, the evolution of...

Behavioural and industrial economists have argued that, because of cognitive limitations, consumers are liable to make sub-optimal choices in complex decision problems. Firms can exploit these limitations by introducing spurious complexity into tariff structures, weakening price competition....

Since the 1980s, there has been explosive growth in the use of experimental methods in economics, leading to exciting developments in economic theory and policy. Despite this, the status of experimental economics remains controversial. In Experimental Economics, the authors draw on their...

Kiindulópontom az, hogy a közgazdaságtanban a modellépítésnek akkor és csak akkor van komoly célja, ha azzal tényleg a valóságos világról akarunk valamit közölni. Azzal, hogy a „valóságos világ” kifejezéssel élek – ahogy a fejezet további részeiben is –, azonnal...