Akerlof, George A. <br/><br/>
An economic theorists' book of tales: essays that entertain the consequences of new assumptions in the economic theory/ 
George A. Akerlof 
 - Cambridge:  Cambridge University Press,  1998. 
 - viii, 196 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction<br/>2. The market for 'lemons': quality uncertainty and the market mechanism<br/>3. The economics of caste and of the rat race and other woeful tales<br/>4. The economics of 'tagging' as applied to the optimal income tax, welfare programs, and manpower planning<br/>5. A theory of social custom, of which unemployment may be one consequence<br/>6. Jobs as dam sites<br/>7. The economic consequences of cognitive dissonance with William T. Dickens<br/>8. Labor contracts as partial gift exchange<br/>9. Loyalty filters 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521269339 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economic Theory<br/>Economics--Methodology<br/>Economics
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>330.1  / AKE/A