Social Preference, Institution, and Distribution: An Experimental and Philosophical Approach

By Natsuka Tokumaru

Book Overview

Preface.- I. Introduction: What Experiments Can Do in the History of Economic Thought?: From Adam Smith to Vernon Smith.- II. Fairness Ideals, Hidden Selfishness and Opportunistic Behavior: Experimental Approach.- III. What is 'Fair' Distribution under Collaboration?: Evidences from Lab-Experiments.- IV. Income Sharing between Workers and Investors: Experiments on Functional Income Distribution.- V. Socially Responsible Investment: Distribution among Investors, Enterprises, and Society.- VI. From Micro-Analysis to Social Theory: Wieser's Gedankenexperiment and Social Economics.- VII. Conclusion: From Empirical Behavioral Theory to Evolutionary Theory of Institution.- Appendix.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811001367
• ISBN13: 9789811001369
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"