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Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press ; Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2001.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Language:	English
Series:	Economic learning and social evolution ; v. 4 MIT Press series on economic learning and social evolution.
Subject:	Social interaction. Social interaction -- Economic aspects. Economics -- Sociological aspects. Economics -- Sociological aspects. Social interaction. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12314224

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Other authors / contributors:	Durlauf, Steven N. Young, H. Peyton, 1945-
ISBN:	0585386668 9780585386669
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Economists have traditionally studied aggregate behavior as the outcome of individual decisions made interactively, while sociologists have focused on the role of social influences on individual behavior. Over the past decade, however, the barriers between the disciplines have broken down, resulting in the new area of social economics. Social economics is based on the assumption that individuals are directly influenced by the choices and characteristics of others, creating a feedback loop from the past choices of some people to the current social context and hence future choices of others. The essays in this book, by some of the creators of the field, provide an overview of social economics and represent a variety of approaches, including theoretical model-building, empirical studies, statistical analyses, and philosophical reflections.
Other form:	Print version: Social dynamics. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press ; Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2001 0262041863

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