Identity Economics

by Akerlof, George A.

• ISBN13: 9780691146485
• ISBN10: 0691146489
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781400834181
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-10
• Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr

Summary

This work bridges a critical gap in the social sciences. It brings identity and norms to economics. People's notions of what is proper, and what is forbidden, and for whom, are fundamental to how hard they work, and how they learn, spend, and save.

Author Biography

George A. Akerlof is the Koshland Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, and 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics. Rachel E. Kranton is Professor of Economics at Duke University. Akerlof is the coauthor, with Robert Shiller, of "Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism".

Table of Contents

Economics and Identity
Introduction	p. 3
Identity Economics	p. 9
Identity and Norms in Utility	p. 17
Postscript to Chapter three A Rosetta Stone	p. 21
Where We Fit into Today's Economics	p. 27
Work and School
Identity and the Economics of Organizations	p. 39
Identity and the Economics of Education	p. 61
Gender and Race
Gender and Work	p. 83
Race and Minority Poverty	p. 97
Looking Ahead
Identity Economics and Economic Methodology	p. 113
Conclusion, and Five Ways Identity Changes Economics	p. 121
Acknowledgments	p. 131
Notes	p. 135
References	p. 153
Index	p. 173
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