Introduction: John Tomer and the Importance of Pluralism and Humanism in Economic Modelling -- 1 Tomer's Humanistic Hand -- 2 Behavioral economics as the combination of economics with all behavioral and social sciences -- 3 John Tomer’s Human Firm: Where is it Today? -- 4 The Human and Humane...

In this paper cultural factors are incorporated into a behavioral model of economic growth and development and the circumstances under which culture can make a difference are articulated. In this context, the question of the long run survival, in a competitive environment, of firms and societies...

Purpose – The paper aims to examine the reality of, and, conditions for economic growth for former Soviet and Soviet Block economies with special attention to Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Many of these economies' transition from “Communism” remain plagued by problems of...

Purpose – The assumption of free will in contemporary economics is an important starting point for socio-economic analysis in contrast to methodologies which assume that human action is pre-determined by forces beyond individual control. However, contemporary economic theory is devoid of...

Details a behavioral theory of economic welfare that overlaps and extends the global theoretical framework contained in Pareto Optimality, with significant public policy implications. The essence of this framework is contained in Adam Smith’s the Wealth of Nations where it is argued that the...

Purpose – The assumption of free will in contemporary economics is an important starting point for socio‐economic analysis in contrast to methodologies which assume that human action is pre‐determined by forces beyond individual control. However, contemporary economic theory is devoid of...

Purpose – The paper aims to examine the reality of, and, conditions for economic growth for former Soviet and Soviet Block economies with special attention to Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Many of these economies' transition from “Communism” remain plagued by problems of...

Critical contribution were made by Harvey Leibenstein to the theory of the firm through his development of efficiency wage and X-efficiency theories. Leibenstein focused and nuanced attention to incentives, individual and micro-micro motivations, and competitive pressures in determining...