An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks

Zusammenfassung In this groundbreaking work, Paul Frijters presents a unified theory of human behaviour. He incorporates tractable definitions of love and power, and the dynamics of groups and networks, into the traditional mainstream economic view to answer fundamental questions about our socioeconomic system.

Autorentext

Professor Paul Frijters is a Professor of Economics at the University of Queensland. He was elected 'Best Economist under 40 in Australia' by the Economic Society of Australia for 2009 11, and his work consistently ranks in the top 4% of downloaded and cited economic research in the world. Professor Frijters has undertaken research in a wide variety of fields, including happiness and well-being, migration in China, behavioural economics and health economics. The findings of his research feature regularly in the global media.

Klappentext

A groundbreaking work which presents a unified theory of human behaviour, grounded in economic thought.

Inhalt

Part I. Greed and Love: 1. Individual materialism, organizations, and power; 2. Love: the missing building block; Part II. Groups, Power and the Development of Institutions: 3. Groups and power; 4. Networks and markets; Part III. Implications and Examples: 5. The aggregate view; 6. Theoretical appendix.