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From Philosophy to Economics
Finding difficulties with libertarian rights theory I shifted over time to a consequentialist defense of libertarianism on economic grounds, as...
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Classical Economics as Moral Philosophy
David Hume (1711−1776) was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian and essayist. He is best known today for his influential advocacy of...
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Behavioral economics and the problem of altruism
A variety of economists welcome the positive findings and explanations of behavioral economics as an alternative to the standard methodology employed...
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Economics with a biological foundation
We argue in three lectures that economics should develop on a foundation of biology. We first define what economics with biological foundation is,...
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Amartya Sen and the Revival of Ethical Tradition in Economics
Much of the twentieth century debate regarding economics revolved around the contested roles of the state and the market. The outcome of this debate...
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A capabilitarian behavioral economics: what behavioral economics can learn from the capability approach
Behavioral economics (BE) accounts for how people actually behave has proven to be very influential in multiple domains. Its insights have dislodged...
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Dispute on the reference standard for economics in Japan and its international backgrounds: is pluralism vs. standardization an appropriate scheme in economics education?
A dispute over economics education occurred in Japan in 2013 when the draft of the Reference Standard for Economics Education (RS Economics) of the...
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The 2023 Merger Guidelines and The Role of Economics
Relying heavily on legal analysis, the 2023 Merger Guidelines argue for a fundamental shift in antitrust enforcement that places more emphasis on...
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Pareto’s legacy in the Italian tradition: the case of mathematical economics
Pareto’s personality had a great influence on the evolution of economic theory in the last century at least in the Italian context. At the beginning...
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The wisdom of classical political economy in economics: incorporated or lost?
Is everything good in political economy incorporated into modern graduate education in economics? With the transition of the art of political economy...
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Austrian economics as a relevant research program
What is the relevancy of modern Austrian economics? Austrian economics, from its origins, has attempted to push economics towards greater relevance...
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The Prosperity of Economics with Chinese Characteristics
Since the introduction of Marxist political economy into China, the forerunners of Chinese economic circles have gradually formed economics with...
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A Hundred Flowers Blooming of Economics
From the perspective of the history of economic theory, with every major leap forward in human society and every major development of human...
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Towards a behavioural capability approach: the contribution of behavioural economics to Amartya Sen’s framework
Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach, elaborated at the intersection of philosophy and economics, is a people-centred framework for the assessment of...
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What can complexity learn from Misesian economics?
This paper analyzes the work of Ludwig von Mises in search of commonalities with complexity economics. Alternatively to the literature on the links...
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Theory of Commercial Gravitational Fields in Economics: The Case of Europe
This article is a theoretical development of the gravitational model through an econophysical approach and physical tools. Therefore, this paper...
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Economics in the Social Science Spectrum: Evolution and Overlap with Different Academic Areas
Causes for the distinct and growing separation of the academic domains of economics and neighboring fields are ongoing processes of specialization,...
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Economics as moral exchange: James Buchanan meets Martin Buber
In this article, we examine the methodological writings of James M. Buchanan and relate them to those of the moral philosopher, Martin Buber. We...
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Economics of Quality: The Most Important Direction in the Development of Economic Science
AbstractThe article, based on extensive factual material, shows the path of the formation of the science of quality, its formation and development in...
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A Critical Assessment of Pure Economics
In their path-breaking and highly cited work, Frank et al. (J Econ Perspect 7(2):159–171, 1993), demonstrates that the more economists study, the...