TY - BOOK AU - Akerlof,George A. TI - Explorations in pragmatic economics: selected papers of George A. Akerlof (and co-authors) SN - 0199253900 (hbk) AV - HB171.5 .A336 2005 U1 - 330 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Economics N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - This collection of Akerlof's most important papers provide both an introduction to Akerlof's work and a grounding in modern economics. Divided into two broad areas, micro-and macroeconomics, they cover the economics of information; the theory of unemployment; macroeconomic equilibria; the demand for money; psychology and economics; and the nature of discrimination and other social issues. The collection closes with Akerlof's 2001 Nobel Lecture, in which he argues that it is imperative that macroeconomics be considered inherently behavioural UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0639/2005298029-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0640/2005298029-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0726/2005298029-b.html ER -