This course covers recent advances in behavioral economics by reviewing some of the assumptions made in mainstream economic models, and by discussing how human behavior systematically departs from these assumptions. 2020 Level: adelantado Psychology and Economics Prof. Frank Schilbach Massachusetts Institute of Technology p>Twenty-first-century economists will have to understand and improve a post-Cold War world in which no single economic theory or system holds the key to human betterment. Heterodox economists have much to contribute to this effort, as a wave of pluralism spawns new lines of research and new dialogues among non-mainstream economists. 2008 Level: adelantado Future Directions for Heterodox Economics John T. Harvey, Robert F. Garnett, Robert F. Garnett, Jr. University of Michigan Press The outbreak of COVID-19 has substantially accelerated the digitalization of the economy. Yet, this unprecedented growth of digital technology brought novel challenges to the labour market. Rise in income inequalities and precarious working conditions or polarization of jobs. In this essay, we try to assess what tools to use to counter these trends. 2021 Level: debutante Post-pandemic future of work - How does digitization impact labour? Neha Chauhan, Miguel Corredera, Krystian Lukasik, Filipa Reis Exploring Economics A rethinking of the way to fight global poverty and winners of the Swedish Bank Prize for Economics. 2019 Level: adelantado Social Experiments to Alleviate Poverty Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer Exploring Economics In this book, distinguished economist Edith Kuiper shows us that the history of economic thought is just that, a his-story, by telling the herstory of economic thought from the perspective of women economic writers and economists. Although some of these women were well known in their time, they were excluded from most of academic economics, and, over the past centuries, their work has been neglected, forgotten, and thus become invisible. 2022 Level: debutante A Herstory of Economics Edith Kuiper Wiley In this essay the author reviews empirical studies in economics that analyze factors behind the rise of nationalist and populist parties in Western countries. He stresses that economic factors (e.g., trade shocks and economic crisis) play a crucial role in the rise of populist parties; however, the discussion of mechanisms driving this trend remains unsatisfying 2019 Level: adelantado The Economics of Populism in the Present Felix Kersting Exploring Economics Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, there has been an unprecedented move towards 'rethinking economics' due to the damages generated by the global financial crisis that burst in 2007-2008. Almost a decade after this crisis, policy is still unable to provide all citizens greater wellbeing or at least an encouraging economic future. 2017 Level: adelantado A Modern Guide to Rethinking Economics Louis-Philippe Rochon, Sergio Rossi Edward Elgar Publishing Noneconomists often think that economists' approach to race is almost exclusively one of laissez-faire. Racism, Liberalism, and Economics argues that economists' ideas are more complicated. 2009 Level: adelantado Race, Liberalism, And Economics Colander, David; Prasch, Robert E.; Shetz, Falguni A. University of Michigan Press A collection of the prolific economist's essays written since 1990, in sections on history of economic thought, methodology of economics, economics of education, cultural economics, and book reviews. Subjects include the work of Adam Smith, Hayek, and Keynes, the economic case for subsidies for the arts, the historiography of economics, and education and the employment contract. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR 1997 Level: adelantado Not Only an Economist Mark Blaug Edward Elgar Economics is extremely sick. It is so locked in its past that nearly all of its introductory textbooks are modelled on one that appeared in 1948. The discipline cannot continue in its autistic state much longer. 2007 Level: adelantado Real World Economics Edward Fullbrook Anthem Press Participants should be able to distinguish the strictly non-cooperative (methodological individualist) foundations of traditional neoclassical economics as being couched in self-interested individuals, as well as having basic knowledge of an alternative set of theories based on the primacy cooperation and social norms and extending the breadth of economic analysis beyond exchange. 2021 Level: debutante Cooperative Economics Jerome Warren Summer Academy for Pluralist Economics This guide contains a collection of recommended YouTube channels and YouTube videos in the fields of economics, business and economic policy. 2024 Level: debutante EconTube: The ultimate guide to pluralist economics channels on YouTube Frederick Heussner, Theresa Walter Exploring Economics Exploring Economics, an open-source e-learning platform, giving you the opportunity to discover & study a variety of economic theories, topics, and methods. 2017 Level: debutante Reclaiming the university: Transforming economics as a discipline Arne Heise Zentrum für Ökonomische und Soziologische Studien, Universität Hamburg As opposed to the conventional over-simplified assumption of self-interested individuals, strong evidence points towards the presence of heterogeneous other-regarding preferences in agents. Incorporating social preferences – specifically, trust and reciprocity - and recognizing the non-constancy of these preferences across individuals can help models better represent the reality. 2019 Level: adelantado A fresh perspective to economic theory: Social preferences and their impact on gender and policy Sheral Shah Exploring Economics Beyond Neoclassical Economics is a remarkable new introduction to the main heterodox schools of economic thought which examines their main concepts and their critiques of mainstream theory. 1996 Level: debutante Beyond Neoclassical Economics Fred E. Foldvary Edward Elgar This syllabus provides an overview of the content of the Philosophy of Economics course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2015 Level: debutante Philosophy of Economics Dan Hausman University of Wisconsin-Madison With the onset of an economic crisis that has been universally acknowledged since the end of March, two main questions arise: To what extent is the corona pandemic the starting point (or even the cause) of this crisis? And secondly: can the aid programmes that have been adopted prevent a deep and prolonged recession? 2020 Level: debutante Economic crisis only because of the Corona pandemic? Jakob Schäfer Exploring Economics Feminist economics critically analyzes both economic theory and economic life through the lens of gender, and advocates various forms of feminist economic transformation. In this course, we will explore this exciting and self-consciously political and transformative field. 2015 Level: debutante Feminist Economics Professor Julie Matthaei (Wellesley College) Wellesley College Dani Rodrik reflects in this book on important questions about how economics works and what might be wrong with it. He points out flaws and weakness of the discipline, but also argues that certain criticisms which have brought forward against are without merit. His central point is that there is not just one economic model, but a variety of them and it is important to apply judgment when selecting the most suitable one for a particular situation. 2016 Level: debutante Economics Rules Dani Rodrik WW Norton The volume has been conceived with current and future economics students in mind: they will be the economists of the future. One of the main ideas underlining the book is that "being an economist" in the XXI century requires a radical change in the training of economists and such change requires a global effort. 2014 Level: adelantado The Economics Curriculum Maria Alejandra Madi, Jack Reardon College Publications This paper posts a heretical question: Is economics a science after all? The answer to this question impinges on the methodology, hypotheses and results of economic research. Level: adelantado Is economics a science? Andri W. Stahel Real-world economics review New challenges require new approaches. Is economics part of the problem or part of the solution? Probably both. 2021 Level: debutante Diversifying Economics - an Introduction Theresa Steffestun MÖVE (Mehr ökonomische Vielfalt erreichen) - Local Group Netzwerk Plurale Ökonomik Having dissected what's supposedly wrong with contemporary macroeconomics, Steve Keen, on the leading critics of the mainstream of our times and distinguished economist himself, goes on to present his idea of a New Economics: What premises it should build on, what methods it should use, and yes, what purpose it should serve. 2022 Level: debutante The New Economics Steve Keen Wiley The world of economics is changing. Years of turmoil in the global economy mean that nothing will ever be quite the same again. This is the starting point and theme of this radically revised Economist books classic. 2015 Level: adelantado The Economist: Economics 4th edition Richard Davies Profile Books Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) and Feminist Economics make a conjoint statement: The way we see the economic system has nothing to do with human beings nor those who have been surviving outside the market. 2015 Level: debutante Decolonial Feminist Economics: A Necessary View for Strengthening Social and Popular Economy Viewpoint Magazine Medium Economics has long been the domain of the ivory tower, where specialized language and opaque theorems make it inaccessible to most people. That’s a problem. 2019 Level: debutante Economics for People Ha-Joon Chang Institute for New Economic Thinking Exploring Economics Dossier on the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and the structural crisis of globalization. COVID-19 encounters a structural crisis of globalization and the economic system that drives it, with an uncertain outcome. We asked economists worldwide to share with us their analysis of current events, long-term perspectives and political responses. The dossier will be continuously expanded. 2020 Level: debutante The Next Great Recession? Exploring Economics Dossier   Exploring Economics Taking as its starting point the interdependence of the economy and the natural environment, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the emerging field of ecological economics. 2005 Level: debutante Ecological Economics Michael Common, Sigrid Stagl Cambridge University Press Reflecting his own concerns about the contribution economics could make to the betterment of society, Eli Ginzberg published this study of Smith's humanitarian views on commerce, industrialism, and labor. Written for his doctoral degree at Columbia University, and originally published as The House of Adam Smith, the book is divided into two parts. 2002 Level: adelantado Adam Smith and the Founding of Market Economics Eli Ginzberg Transaction Publishers, U.S.A.

In the graveyard of economic ideology, dead ideas still stalk the land.

The recent financial crisis laid bare many of the assumptions behind market liberalism—the theory that market-based solutions are always best, regardless of the problem. For decades, their advocates dominated mainstream economics, and their influence created a system where an unthinking faith in markets led many to view speculative investments as fundamentally safe. 2012 Level: debutante Zombie Economics John Quiggin Princeton University Press Mainstream economics almost completely ignores the role power plays in determining economic outcomes, which means it can only provide partial explanations of the distribution of wealth and income, and of the problems associated with inequality and poverty. 2016 Level: adelantado Power and Neoclassical Economics Ozanne, Adam Palgrave Pivot This volume explores the relationship between law and economics principles and the promotion of social justice. By social justice, we mean a vision of society that embraces more than traditional economic efficiency. Such a vision might include, for example, a reduction of subordination and discrimination based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or class. 2009 Level: adelantado Law and Economics Dana Gold Emerald Group Publishing Limited