Grampp, as well as all other economists who have written on Smith, overlooked Smith's original contributions to decision making under uncertainty. Grampp's main point, that “The invisible hand is not a power that makes the good of one the good of all, and it is not any of a number of other...

Uncertainty and its composition can affect the demand for social insurance, and thereby the labor market. This paper shows that small to medium-sized increases in uncertainty or risk aversion are enough to recommend an expansion of the safety net that would be broadly similar to the actual...

Uncertainty and its composition can affect the demand for social insurance, and thereby the labor market. This paper shows that small to medium-sized increases in uncertainty or risk aversion are enough to recommend an expansion of the safety net that would be broadly similar to the actual...