Identity economics : how our identities shape our work, wages, and well-being

Identity economics : how our identities shape our work, wages, and well-being /

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 rec...

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Main Authors: Akerlof, George A., 1940- (Author), Kranton, Rachel E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Economics > Psychological aspects.
Identity (Psychology)
Economics > Sociological aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Microeconomics.
Economics > Psychological aspects
Economics > Sociological aspects
Identiteit.
Waarden.
Economie.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Identity economics
  • Identity and norms in utility
  • Where we fit into today's economics
  • Identity and the economics of organizations
  • Identity and the economics of education
  • Gender and work
  • Race and minority poverty
  • Identity economics and economic methodology
  • Conclusion, and five ways identity changes economics.

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