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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking title brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates' careers and main published works. This landmark title will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.
Trade Review‘What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the “contributing” Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.’Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn PART I HERBERT A. SIMON Introduction to Part I: Herbert A. Simon (1916-2001) 1. Herbert A. Simon (1955), ‘A Behavioral Model of Rational Choice’ 2. Herbert A. Simon (1959), ‘Theories of Decision-Making in Economics and Behavioral Science’ 3. Herbert A. Simon (1962), ‘The Architecture of Complexity’ 4. Herbert A. Simon (1972), ‘Theories of Bounded Rationality’ 5. Herbert A. Simon (1978), ‘Rationality as a Process and as Product of Thought’ 6. Herbert A. Simon (1979), ‘Rational Decision Making in Business Organizations’ PART II GEORGE J. STIGLER Introduction to Part II : George J. Stigler (1911-91) 7. George J. Stigler (1945), ‘The Cost of Subsistence’ 8. George J. Stigler (1947), ‘The Kinky Oligopoly Demand Curve and Rigid Prices’ 9. George J. Stigler (1961), ‘The Economics of Information’ 10. George J. Stigler (1962), ‘Information in the Labor Market’ 11. George J. Stigler (1964), ‘A Theory of Oligopoly’ 12. George J. Stigler (1971), ‘The Theory of Economic Regulation’ PART III RONALD H. COASE Introduction to Part III: Ronald H. Coase (b. 1910) 13. R.H. Coase (1937), ‘The Nature of the Firm’ 14. R.H. Coase (1960), ‘The Problem of Social Cost’,
