I’ve just learnt of the death of Herb Gintis. Here is an obituary. I’d met him at a San Diego meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics in 2010. Lovely and interesting man. Behavioral economicscomplexityHerbert Gintis
My chum and sometime collaborator Roger Frantz has a new book out. Friedrich HayekDaniel KahnemanHerbert SimonBehavioral economicsRichard Thalerroger frantzAmos TverskyHarvey LeibensteinGeorge KatonaX-efficiency theory
The most distinguished Gerd Gigerenzer has very kindly alerted me to some of his most recent writings. Roger and I were honoured to have Gerd participate in our co-edited Minds, Models and Milieux: Commemorating the Centennial of the Birth of Herbert Simon and moreover, with whom we spent an enjoyable time in San Francisco a couple years back.…
My chum and collaborator Roger Frantz is the founding editor of this new open access journal. So stay tuned for the first issue. Behavioral economicsdistributed knowledgeFriedrich HayekHerbert Simonroger frantzsituated cognition
Now available — I have the following entries included: Brain Scans and Behavioral Economics pp. 39-40 Complexity and Heuristics pp. 70-71 Daniel Kahneman (1934-) pp. 231-232 Neuroplasticity pp. 285-287 The Pretence of Knowledge pp. 333-334 Spontaneous Order pp. 409-410 Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) pp. 297-298 Herbert Simon (1916 – 2001) pp. 387-388 (with Roger Frantz) Behavioral…
Apparently March 2015 is the release date. I think I have 7 or 8 entries. Behavioral economicsdistributed cognitiondistributed knowledgemorris altmanReal World Decision Making: An Encyclopaedia of Behavioral Economicssituated cognition
Coming soon: The first and only encyclopedia to focus on the economic and financial behaviors of consumers, investors, and organizations, including an exploration of how people make good—and bad—economic decisions. Features • Contains an informative introductory essay that familiarizes students with the various aspects of behavioral economics Provides a list of additional readings for those…
Coming soon. amos tveskyBehavioral economicsbrain imagingcomplexityDaniel KahnemanDecision makingFriedrich HayekHerbert SimonmdiMichael Oakeshottmorris altmanneuroplasticityReal World Decision Making: An Encyclopaedia of Behavioral Economicssituated cognitionSpontaneous orderthe pretense of knowledge
Here is a skeptical take on the insights supposedly offered by the rise of behavioral economics as represented by Daniel Kahneman and others. Since I’m in the process of reviewing Kahneman it will be interesting to see if Levine’s take on behavioral economics jibes with my take on Kahneman in particular and behavioral economics in…
I see that the publisher now has a fully detailed page up for a volume that I’ve been privileged to be a part of. The Foreword is by a very nice chappie going by the name of V.Smith and includes luminaries such as McCloskey, Boettke, Gintis, Steel and others. My abstract: Mindscapes and Landscapes: Hayek and Simon on Cognitive Extension Hayek’s…
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