cambridge uk etc 1997 cambridge univ press raffaele mattioli foundation raffaele mattioli lectures series (1 results)

blue, black & gilt cloth hardbound 8vo. ~ 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. near fine cond. binding square & tight. two small spots on front, otherwise covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond. minor spot & soiling on front, long scratch on spine, not price clipped (no price listed). (oil type spot on dustwrapper made the spot on the book cover). no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition (FPu 1997). first printing (nap). x+223p.+colophon. references for each of the three lectures. debate for each lecture. comments. simon's reply. autbiographical scetch. bibliography. index. philosophy. economics. psychology. physics. mathematics. politics. economic philosophy. ~ In his Mattioli Lectures, Professor Herbert A. Simon directs attention to the kinds of empirical research that are necessary for progress in microeconomics. He traces the development of neoclassical economic theory and its gradual retreat from empiricism to abstraction. He next discusses the importance of business firms to the economic system, and the need for a thoroughly empirical understanding of how organizations work and reach their decisions. Finally, he examines recent innovative approaches to empirical research, including experimental economics, observational methods for studying economic behavior, and the kinds of simulation models that are needed to interpret decision processes. A round~table discussion of these issues follows; the participants, in addition to Professor Simon, are Professors Claudio Dematte, Massimo Egidi, Robert Marris, Aldo Montesano, and Riccardo Viale.