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Incerteza e não ergodicidade: crítica aos neoclássicos
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 2014 The starting point of this essay is to show that, in our view, the problem of the traditional economics is not in the deductive method nor the mathematical methods used, but to attribute to economic agents "power" on the future and prescribe the ...
Marcelo Mallet Siqueira Campos +1 more
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The Role of Entropy in the Development of Economics
Entropy, 2020 The aim of this paper is to examine the role of thermodynamics, and in particular, entropy, for the development of economics within the last 150 years. The use of entropy has not only led to a significant increase in economic knowledge, but also to the ...
Aleksander Jakimowicz
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Language is a major source of systemic inequities in science, particularly among scholars whose first language is not English. Studies have examined scientists' linguistic practices in specific contexts; few, however, have provided a global analysis of multilingualism in science. Using two major bibliometric databases (OpenAlex and Dimensions),
Carolina Pradier +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The financially lucrative fast‐fashion business strategy is criticised for impacting detrimentally on the environment, with marketing tactics encouraging frequent‐impulsive fashion consumption. This research presents a novel conceptual framework merging fashion involvement values within prospect theory, creating a fashion‐identity‐time‐horizon
Elaine L. Ritch +2 more
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(WP 2015-03) Lawson on Veblen on Social Ontology [PDF]
, 2015 This paper discusses Lawson’s use of Veblen’s concept of ‘neoclassical economics’ and argument that the category of neoclassical economics should be jettisoned on the grounds that it obfuscates effective critique of mainstream economics.
Davis, John B.
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study critically examines the global landscape of policy interventions for sustainable development by pursuing three interrelated objectives: (1) to map the intellectual terrain and thematic evolution of sustainability‐oriented policy research; (2) to analyze the governance and institutional factors that shape the implementation of the ...
Muhammad Salman Shabbir, Rabia Salman
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Complexity and the culture of economics: a sociological and inter-disciplinary analysis [PDF]
The Journal of Philosophical Economics, 2012 This paper offers a sociological explanation for why the field of economics has so severely restricted the scope of its analysis to the point where it failed to foresee the financial crises, economic recessions, and other large shifts in economic ...
Hendrik Van den Berg
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Gattopardo economics: The crisis and the mainstream response of change that keeps things the same [PDF]
, 2013 Gattopardo constitutes change that keeps things the same. Gattopardo is relevant for understanding the economics profession's response to the financial crash of 2008.
Palley, Thomas I.
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Manufacturing entities in emerging economies face significant obstacles implementing circular economy principles due to resource‐constrained environments. Arguably, manufacturers need customer green pressure to propel the circular economy, alongside frugal innovative strategies.
Saumyaranjan Sahoo +3 more
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The Meaning and Concept of Institutions in Institutionalism A Look at Differences between Old and New Institutionalism and the Role of Institutions in Economic Activities [PDF]
Faslnāmah-i Pizhūhish/Nāmah-i Iqtisādī, 2013 “Institutions matter”. This is what we now see repeatedly in economic texts. But, some economists mentioned this truth more than a century ago. By asserting that mainstream economics has ignored institutions, these economists established a new paradigm ...
Mahmoud Mashhadi Ahmad
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