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Rational Choice and Morality: Economics and Classical Philosophy
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History of Political Economy (1982) 14 (1): 1–36.
Published: 01 March 1982
...
Rational choice and morality:
economics and classical philosophy
DUv id Le v y
I. Introduction
Although a study of pre-Smithian economics is often regarded as deco-
rative at best, it illuminates very well the metatheoretical framework of
modern economic theory, i.e...
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The Butcher, the Baker, and the Policy-Maker: Adam Smith on Public Choice, with a Reply by Stigler
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History of Political Economy (1989) 21 (4): 641–659.
Published: 01 November 1989
... choice, with a reply
by Stigler
Gary M.Anderson
I. Introduction
The paradox [of the Wealth of Nations] is simply this. If self-interest
dominates the majority of men in all commercial undertakings, why
not also in all their political undertakings? Why...
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Adam Smith and Public Choice: A Reply to Anderson
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History of Political Economy (1989) 21 (4): 659–660.
Published: 01 November 1989
... CHOICE: A REPLY TO ANDERSON
George J. Stigler
In my essay on Adam Smith’s treatment of political questions (Stigler
1982) I argued that he did not consistently apply economic logic (rational
behavior) to the political scene. The Wealth of Nations has many recogni...
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Theoretical Behaviorism, Economic Theory, and Choice
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History of Political Economy (2016) 48 (suppl_1): 316–331.
Published: 01 December 2016
...John Staddon Choice behavior is studied differently in humans and in animals, and different theories have arisen to explain the results. I suggest that an approach derived from animal studies is also appropriate for human choice. Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky's prospect theory , a popular two...
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Realities of Formalization: How Soviet Scholars Moved from Control Engineering to the General Theory of Choice
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History of Political Economy (2020) 52 (S1): 270–293.
Published: 01 December 2020
... of mechanical or biological systems to the abstract theory of choice and rationality, and demonstrates how the group was related to—and communicated with—the scholars doing work in social choice, mechanism design, and formal political theory. It also speculates on one missed research opportunity of doing...
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Risk, Choice, and Uncertainty: Three Centuries of Economic Decision-Making by George Szpiro
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History of Political Economy (2021) 53 (2): 367–369.
Published: 01 April 2021
...Ivan Moscati Risk, Choice, and Uncertainty: Three Centuries of Economic Decision-Making . By Szpiro George . New York : Columbia University Press , 2020 . xii; 250 pp. $32.00 . Copyright 2021 by Duke University Press 2021 Book Reviews 367 Risk, Choice, and Uncertainty: Three...
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Utilitarianism without Utility: A Missed Opportunity in Alfred Marshall's Theory of Market Choice
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History of Political Economy (2008) 40 (4): 613–632.
Published: 01 November 2008
...Marco Dardi This article argues that Marshall's theory of market choice was originally elaborated within the classic framework of the use value/exchangeable value dichotomy, with reference to a version of utilitarianism that did not assume measurable utility. The key concepts were those of marginal...
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The Role of Narratives in Transferring Rational Choice Models into Political Science
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History of Political Economy (2023) 55 (3): 549–576.
Published: 01 June 2023
...Alexandra Quack; Catherine Herfeld Abstract One striking observation in the history of rational choice models is that those models have not only been used in economics but been spread widely across the social and behavioral sciences. How do such model transfers proceed? By closely studying...
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The Marketizers: Public Choice and the Origins of the Neoliberal Order by Jacob Jensen
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History of Political Economy (2024) 56 (1): 176–180.
Published: 01 February 2024
...Alain Marciano [email protected] The Marketizers: Public Choice and the Origins of the Neoliberal Order . By Jacob Jensen . London : Goldsmiths Press , 2023 . 224 pp. £32.00 . Copyright 2024 by Duke University Press 2024 The title of the book leaves little...
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Public Choice and the Notion of Creative Communities
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History of Political Economy (2011) 43 (1): 225–246.
Published: 01 March 2011
...Steven G. Medema Public choice is one of the few examples of a “creative community” emerging from within the professional academic structures of economics in the postwar period. This article examines the early development of the public choice movement at the University of Virginia and how...
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From Theories of Human Behavior to Rules of Rational Choice: Tracing a Normative Turn at the Cowles Commission, 1943–54
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History of Political Economy (2018) 50 (1): 1–48.
Published: 01 March 2018
...Catherine Herfeld This article traces a normative turn between the middle of the 1940s and the early 1950s reflected in the reformulation, interpretation, and use of rational choice theories at the Cowles Commission for Research in Economics. This turn is paralleled by a transition from Jacob...
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“Related Disciplines”: The Professionalization of Public Choice Analysis
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History of Political Economy (2000) 32 (Suppl_1): 289–324.
Published: 01 December 2000
...Steven G. Medema Correspondence may be addressed to Steven G. Medema, Department of Economics,Campus Box 181, University of Colorado at Denver, P. O. Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217-3364. Duke University Press 2000 Arrow, Kenneth J. 1951 . Social Choice and Individual Values . New...
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Rationalizing Capitalist Democracy: The Cold War Origins of Rational Choice Liberalism.
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History of Political Economy (2005) 37 (4): 763–765.
Published: 01 November 2005
... here for the modern experience of economics as
well.
Philip Mirowski, University of Notre Dame
Rationalizing Capitalist Democracy: The Cold War Origins of Rational Choice
Liberalism. By S. M. Amadae. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003. xii; 401...
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From Continental Public Finance to Public Choice: Mapping Continuity
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History of Political Economy (2005) 37 (Suppl_1): 314–332.
Published: 01 December 2005
... . The Cameralists: A Public Choice Perspective. Public Choice 53 : 3 -20. Becker, Gary. 1983 . A Theory of Competition among Pressure Groups for Political Influence. Quarterly Journal of Economics 98 : 371 -400. Benham, Fredric. 1934 . Review of Principii di economia finanziaria, by Antonio de Viti...
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Adam Smith and Modern Economics: From Market Behaviour to Public Choice
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History of Political Economy (1991) 23 (3): 552–555.
Published: 01 September 1991
... Smith and Modern Economics: From Market Behaviour to Public
Choice. By Edwin G. West. Brookfield, Ver.: Edward Elgar, 1990. vii, 212 pp.
$47.95.
Although not likely to suit everyone’s appetite, this very readable volume is a
hermeneutic feast. An exercise in selective celebration...
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Thomas Hobbes's Influence on David Hume: The Emergence of a Public Choice Tradition
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History of Political Economy (1991) 23 (4): 587–612.
Published: 01 November 1991
...] 1971 . An Enquiry into the Origin of Honour and the Usefulness of Christianity in War . London. Moore , J. 1976 . Hume's Theory of Justice and Prosperity. Political Studies 24 : 103 -19. Moss , Laurence S. 1976 . Some Public Choice Aspects of Hobbes' Political Thought. HOPE 8...
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Pareto's Theory of Choice
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History of Political Economy (1998) 30 (2): 171–187.
Published: 01 June 1998
.... 1985 . Animal Choices over Uncertain Outcomes: Some Initial Experimental Results. American Economic Review 75 . 4 ( September ): 597 -613. Blaug , Mark , ed. 1992 . Vilfredo Pareto (1848–1923) . Brookfield, Vt.: Edward Elgar. Caldwell , Bruce . 1982 . Beyond Positivism: Economic...
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Frequentist Probability and Choice under Uncertainty
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History of Political Economy (2001) 33 (4): 743–772.
Published: 01 November 2001
... . Turin: UTET. Baccini, A. 1995 . Edgeworth sui fondamenti della probabilità e delle decisioni in condizioni di incertezza. Ph.D. diss. , University of Florence. ____. 1997 . Edgeworth on the Fundamentals of Choice under Uncertainty. History of Economic Ideas 2 : 7 -31. ____. 2001...
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Vilfredo Pareto and the Epistemological Foundations of Choice Theory
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History of Political Economy (2001) 33 (1): 21–49.
Published: 01 March 2001
...Luigino Bruni; Francesco Guala Vilfredo Pareto and the Epistemological
Foundations of Choice Theory
Luigino Bruni and Francesco Guala
Of all Pareto’s contributions there is probably none that exceeds in
importance his demonstration of the immeasurability...
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Charles Ellet, Jr., and the Theory of Optimal Input Choice
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History of Political Economy (1986) 18 (3): 485–495.
Published: 01 September 1986
...., and the theory of optimal input
choice
Christopher Ross Bell
I. Introduction
On the fourth of July 1828 the first rail of America’s first railroad was
laid; eleven years later, Charles Ellet, Jr. (1810-1862), a distinguished
Philadelphia engineer, began a series...
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