Sociology Meets Economics -- Join Economics Matters for a Fascinating Conversation with Economist Robert Akerlof
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Robert Akerlof is an economist at the University of Warwick who does path breaking research on the interface between economics and sociology. Economists, as a rule, assume that people are individualistic. Robby's work models behavior as dependent, in important part, on how we are viewed by others -- by peer effects -- and on how we view ourselves -- self-esteem. This leads to very interesting endogenous decisions and behavior in all walks of life -- who to hang with in high school to who should work in a marriage to how to motivate workers in one's company to how to handle disputes to national fertility policy. Do listen to/watch this podcast. It will change your sense of self and society in profound ways.
Sociology Meets Economics -- Join Economics Matters for a Fascinating Conversation with Economist Robert Akerlof
Sociology Meets Economics -- Join Economics…
Sociology Meets Economics -- Join Economics Matters for a Fascinating Conversation with Economist Robert Akerlof
Robert Akerlof is an economist at the University of Warwick who does path breaking research on the interface between economics and sociology. Economists, as a rule, assume that people are individualistic. Robby's work models behavior as dependent, in important part, on how we are viewed by others -- by peer effects -- and on how we view ourselves -- self-esteem. This leads to very interesting endogenous decisions and behavior in all walks of life -- who to hang with in high school to who should work in a marriage to how to motivate workers in one's company to how to handle disputes to national fertility policy. Do listen to/watch this podcast. It will change your sense of self and society in profound ways.