George A Akerlof: 5 books
Animal Spirits
How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism (New in Paper)
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
The global financial crisis has made it painfully clear that powerful psychological forces are imperiling the wealth of nations today. From blind faith in ever-rising housing prices to plummeting confidence in capital markets, "animal spirits" are driving financial events worldwide. In this...
Phishing for Phools
The Economics of Manipulation and Deception
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
Ever since Adam Smith, the central teaching of economics has been that free markets provide us with material well-being, as if by an invisible hand. In Phishing for Phools, Nobel Prize–winning economists George Akerlof and Robert Shiller deliver a fundamental challenge to this insight, arguing that...
Phishing for Fools
Manipulation und Täuschung in der freien Marktwirtschaft
Language: German
Release Date: September 9, 2016
Seit Adam Smith ist eine der zentralen Thesen der Wirtschaftswissenschaften, dass freie Märkte und freier Wettbewerb die besten Voraussetzungen für allgemeinen Wohlstand sind. Die Wirtschaftsnobelpreisträger George Akerlof und Robert Shiller argumentieren dagegen, dass Märkte nicht von sich aus...
Identity Economics
How Our Identities Shape Our Work, Wages, and Well-Being
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2010
Identity Economics provides an important and compelling new way to understand human behavior, revealing how our identities--and not just economic incentives--influence our decisions. In 1995, economist Rachel Kranton wrote future Nobel Prize-winner George Akerlof a letter insisting that his most recent...
釣愚：操縱與欺騙的經濟學
Phishing for Phools - The Economics of Manipulation and Deception
Language: Chinese
Release Date: June 30, 2016
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