Microeconomics: Behavior, Institutions, and Evolution

by Samuel Bowles

Book Overview

In this novel introduction to modern microeconomic theory, Samuel Bowles returns to the classical economists' interest in the wealth and poverty of nations and people, the workings of the institutions of capitalist economies, and the coevolution of individual preferences and the structures of markets, firms, and other institutions. Using recent advances in evolutionary game theory, contract theory, behavioral experiments, and the modeling of dynamic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691126380
• ISBN13: 9780691126388
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.2"