Recollections of My Past Research in Economics

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  • Edmund S. Phelps
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I am an economic theorist. The younger economists today tend to use the term “theory” to refer to the theory of games and decisions; in fact, I have contributed to game theory. But my main theoretical interest is in economic systems – in systems of economic organization. I have found myself comparing the outcomes of a system against those of another system and in gauging the human rewards of different economic organizations.

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تاریخ انتشار 2008