"I had the good fortune to grow up in a wonderful area of Jerusalem, surrounded by a diverse range of people: Rabbi Meizel, the communist Sala Marcel, my widowed Aunt Hannah, and the intellectual Yaacovson. As far as I'm concerned, the opinion of such people is just as authoritative for making social and economic decisions as the opinion of an expert using a model." Part memoir, part crash-course in economic theory, this deeply engaging book by one of the world's foremost economists looks at economic ideas through a personal lens. Together with an introduction to some of the central concepts in modern economic thought, Ariel Rubinstein offers some powerful and entertaining reflections on his childhood, family and career. In doing so, he challenges many of the central tenets of game theory, and sheds light on the role economics can play in society at large. Economic Fables is as thought-provoking for seasoned economists as it is enlightening for newcomers to the field.
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作者:[以]阿里尔·鲁宾斯坦(Ariel Rubinstein),美国纽约大学、以色列特拉维夫大学经济学教授,纳什获奖前后十几年在普林斯顿大学任教。世界计量经济学会前主席,在经济学诸多领域均有巨大贡献,尤以博弈论、有限理性研究最为出色,是当代博弈论“四君子”之一。其《博弈论教程》(1994,与马丁·奥斯本合著)已成为博弈论的经典教材。
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Chapter 0: Introduction
Chapter 1: Rational, Irrational
Chapter 2: Game Theory: A Beautiful Mind
Chapter 3: The Jungle Tale and the Market Tale
Chapter 4: Economics, Pragmatics and Seven Traps
Chapter 5: (Sort of) Economic Policy
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I contend that economic studies the logic of life, but does not engage in predictions or recommendations.
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