Surveys in the Economics of Uncertainty
Published on 27. August 1987
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-631-15335-1 (ISBN)
Description
This volume contains five pairs of specially commissioned essays surveying - at a level accessible to the general economist - some of the most important and rapidly growing areas of the economics of uncertainty. The chapters are arranged in matched pairs, the first of each being a statement of recent theoretical findings in each field, and the second providing an overview of the policy and/or empirical implications of that field. The first pair of chapters looks at the foundations of decision-making under uncertainty; the second at the vitally important principal/agent theory which has provided much insight into economic phenomena. The third pair overviews search theory, one of the most significant developments of the last decade, while the fourth pair surveys the theory of contracts, which is likely to prove one of the most important research areas of the present decade. The final pair of chapters examines the economics of tax evasion, both theoretically and empirically. The volume is aimed at postgraduate students and researchers in the field of microeconomics.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-631-15335-1 (9780631153351)
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Content
1. New Developments in the Theory of Choice Under Uncertainty: Robert Sugden (School of Economic and Social Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich) ; 2. Individual Choice Under Uncertainty: A Review of Experimental Evidence, Past and Present: Lynda Appleby and Chris Starmer) ; 3. The Theory of Principal and Agent: Part I: Ray Rees (Department of Economics, University College, Cardiff) ; 4. The Theory of Principal and Agent: Part II: Ray Rees (Department of Economics, University College, Cardiff) ; 5. Theories of Individual Search Behaviour: C. J. McKenna (Department of Economics, University College, Cardiff) ; 6. Models of Search Market Equilibrium: C. J. McKenna (Department of Economics, University College, Cardiff) ; 7. The Simple Analytics of Implicit Labour Contracts: Mark P. Taylor (Department of Economics, The University, Newcastle upon Tyne) ; 8. Further Developments in the Theory of Implicit Labour Contracts: Mark P. Taylor (Department of Economics, The University, Newcastle upon Tyne) ; 9. The Economic Analysis of tax Evasion: Frank A. Cowell (Department of Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London) ; 10. The Economic Analysis of Tax Evasion: Empirical Aspects: M. Marrelli (Department of Economics, University of York, Heslington, York)