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experiments in economics playing fair with money
p are humans fair by nature why do we often willingly trust strangers or cooperate with them even if those actions leave us vulnerable to exploitation does this natural inclination towards fairness or trust have implications in the market place traditional economic theory would perhaps think not perceiving human interaction as self interested at heart . there is increasing evidence however that social norms and norm driven behaviour such as a preference for fairness generosity or trust have serious implications for economics . this book provides an easily accessible overview of economic experiments specifically those that explore the role of fairness generosity trust and reciprocity in economic transactions . p ananish chaudhuri approaches a variety of economic issues and problems including ul p li pricing by firms li p li writing labour contracts between parties li p li marking voluntary contributions to charity li p li addressing issues of environmental pollution li p li providing micro credit to small entrepreneurs li p li resolving problems of coordination failure in organizations . li p ul p the book discusses how norm driven behaviour can often lead to significantly different outcomes than those predicted by economic theories and these findings should in turn cause us to re think how we approach economic analysis and policy . p assuming no prior knowledge of economics and containing a variety of examples this reader friendly volume will be perfect reading for people from a wide range of backgrounds including students and policy makers . the book should appeal to economics undergraduates studying experimental economics microeconomics or game theory as well as students in social psychology organizational behaviour management and other business related disciplines .
paperback routledge 2009 isbn13 9780415476317 isbn10 0415476313
abridged n isbn 13 9780415476317 number in series 1 number of pages 249 publisher taylor & francis release date 62135769600000