Rational Choice and Collective Decisions

A Primer

Diego Lanzi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

112 Seiten

2025 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
9781036442897 (ISBN)

Infos

What does rational choice mean? When do we act rationally in making decisions? Is it possible to have collectively rational choices? If yes, can democratic voting be an expression of such social rationality? The book provides a primer in rational and social choice theory for approaching these issues. Last year's undergraduate or PhD students are the main target of the book, or teachers interested in having an up-to-date textbook, full of examples and exercises. Key facets of the textbook include: a focus on formal results together with easy-to-handle examples, a literature review updated with recent research results and an extended approach which links topics covered here with other fields of scientific inquiry.

Autor

Diego Lanzi is Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of Bologna, Italy. He has taught more than one hundred university courses among Bologna, Rimini, Venice and Florence. His publication record includes articles that have appeared in Economic Modelling, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Journal of Experimental and Behavioral Economics, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, and many more. His research interests include choice theory, the capability approach to welfare economics, network economics, industrial organization and history of economic thought. Several books by him have been published in Italian; in English, he has recently written "Expressive Rationality and Choice" (2022) on the idea of expressive rationality.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.05.2025
• Verlagsort: Newcastle upon Tyne
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 148 x 212 mm
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Mikroökonomie
• ISBN-13: 9781036442897 / 9781036442897
• Zustand: Neuware