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The Beginnings of Behavioral Economics

Katona, Simon, and Leibenstein's X-Efficiency Theory

A volume in Perspectivs in Behavioral Economics and the Economics of Beh

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Roger Frantz

The Beginnings of Behavioral Economics

Katona, Simon, and Leibenstein's X-Efficiency Theory

A volume in Perspectivs in Behavioral Economics and the Economics of Beh

Book2020

 

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    1 - Introduction

    Pages 1-8

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    2 - Two beginnings

    Pages 9-24

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    3 - The “Big 3.” Simon, Katona, Leibenstein

    Pages 25-45

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    4 - It didn’t just happen overnight

    Pages 47-70

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    5 - Leibenstein before X-efficiency theory

    Pages 71-94

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    6 - X-efficiency. An intervening variable

    Pages 95-116

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    7 - Empirical research on XE: c.1967–1990

    Pages 117-135

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    8 - XE among US financial institutions: c.1991–2017

    Pages 137-155

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    9 - XE among financial firms in Asia: c.1991–2017

    Pages 157-169

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    10 - XE among Asian non-financial institutions: c.1991–2017

    Pages 171-177

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    11 - XE in Europe: c.1991–2017

    Pages 179-188

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    12 - XE in Australia and New Zealand, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and the world: c.1991–2017

    Pages 189-202

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    13 - Conclusions

    Pages 203-205

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    References

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    Index

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The Beginnings of Behavioral Economics: Katona, Simon, and Leibenstein's X-Efficiency Theory explores the mid-20th century roots of behavioral economics, placing the origin of this now-dominant approach to economic theory many years before the groundbreaking 1979 work on prospect theory by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. It discusses the work of Harvey Leibenstein, Herbert Simon, George Katona, and Frederick Hayek, reintroducing their contributions as founding pillars of the behavioral approach. It concentrates on the work of Leibenstein, reviewing his nuanced introduction of X-efficiency theory. Building from these foundations, the work explores the body of empirical research on market power and firm behavior – XE relationship.

This book is a tremendous resource for graduate students and early career researchers in behavioral economics, experimental economics, organizational economics, social and organizational psychology, labor market economics and public policy.

The Beginnings of Behavioral Economics: Katona, Simon, and Leibenstein's X-Efficiency Theory explores the mid-20th century roots of behavioral economics, placing the origin of this now-dominant approach to economic theory many years before the groundbreaking 1979 work on prospect theory by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. It discusses the work of Harvey Leibenstein, Herbert Simon, George Katona, and Frederick Hayek, reintroducing their contributions as founding pillars of the behavioral approach. It concentrates on the work of Leibenstein, reviewing his nuanced introduction of X-efficiency theory. Building from these foundations, the work explores the body of empirical research on market power and firm behavior – XE relationship.

This book is a tremendous resource for graduate students and early career researchers in behavioral economics, experimental economics, organizational economics, social and organizational psychology, labor market economics and public policy.

Key Features

  • Reviews the powerful, but neglected contributions of mid-20th century scholars, like Leibenstein and Katona in building the roots of behavioral economic theory
  • Amalgamates and reviews 50 years of empirical research and over 200 empirical papers on X-efficiency theory
  • Establishes how X-efficiency can aid modern behavioral economics in further developing firm theory and understanding efficiency wages
  • Reviews the powerful, but neglected contributions of mid-20th century scholars, like Leibenstein and Katona in building the roots of behavioral economic theory
  • Amalgamates and reviews 50 years of empirical research and over 200 empirical papers on X-efficiency theory
  • Establishes how X-efficiency can aid modern behavioral economics in further developing firm theory and understanding efficiency wages

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ISBN

978-0-12-815289-8

Language

English

Published

2020

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Academic Press

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