Hayek and Behavioral Economics [Hardcover]

An exploration of Friedrich Hayek's contribution to the foundation of behavioural economics, and how his work interacted with and complemented that of his contemporaries. Chapters include detailed discussions of the concept of rationality, psychology and Hayek's philosophical theories as well as the historical context in which he lived and worked.Foreword; V.Smith Introduction; R.Frantz ?& R.Leeson Friedrich Hayek's Behavioural Economics in Historical Context; R.Frantz A Hayekian/Kirznerian Economic History of the Modern World; D.McCloskey Was Hayek an Austrian Economist? Yes and No. Was Hayek a Praxeologist? No.; W.Block Error is Obvious, Coordination is the Puzzle; P.Boettke, W.Caceres & A.Martin Hayek's Contribution to a Reconstruction of Economic Theory; H.Gintis On the Relationships Between Friedrich Hayek and Jean Piaget; C.Chelini & S.Riva Cognitive Autonomy and Epistemology of Action in Hayek's and Merleau-Ponty's Thought; F.Di Iorio Hayek's Sensory Order, Gestalt Neuroeconomics, and Quantum Psychophysics; T.Takahashi & S.Egashira Mindscapes and Landscapes: Hayek and Simon on Cognitive Extension; L.Marsh Hayek's Complexity Assumption, Ecological and Bounded Rationality, and Behavioural Economics; M.Altman Subjectivism and Explanations of the Principle; S.Fiori Satisficing and Cognition; Complementarities between Simon and Hayek; P.Earl The Oversight of Behavioural Economics on Hayek's Insight; S.Rizzello & A.Spada Complexity and Degeneracy in Socio-Economic Systems; G.Steel & H.HosseiniMORRIS ALTMAN Professor of Behavioural and Institutional Economics and Head of the School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and Professor of Economics, University of Seskatchewan, Canada WALTER BLOCK Harold E Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Loyola University of New Orleans, USA PETER BOETTKE University Professor of Economics and Philosophy at George Mason University, USA, DirectorlÓO