The Journal of Socio-Economics articles from January 1997

The Journal of Socio-Economics archives from January 1997

Communitarian Economics.
January 1, 1997... NORTON GARFINKLE [*] ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the role of Communitarian ideas in addressing the central questions of economic policy. Economic policy is never value neutral. One of the classic definitions of economics is "the science...

Identification in Democratic Society.
January 1, 1997... BRUNO S. FREY [*] ABSTRACT: Identification increases cooperation and fairness ("other-regarding" behaviour) in Prisoner's Dilemma and Dictator Games. While identification explains all the difference in behaviour in nonstrategic...

Cooperation, Job Security, and Wages in a Dual Labor Market Equilibrium.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 1997... KAZUHIRO ARAI [*] ABSTRACT: By introducing Cooperation among individuals working within a firm, this paper constructs a model generating a dualistic competitive equilibrium with differentials in wages and job security in an industry with...

Pre-commitment vs. Flexibility: Uncertainty and Distribution Reform in P.R. China.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 1997... CLEMENT CHOW KONG-WING [*] ABSTRACT: Chinese economic reform is remarkably different from the East Europcan reforms in which the Chinese model emphasizes competition over privatization. This paper explains why Chinese distribution reform...

The Role of Monitoring in Duopoly Market Outcomes.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 1997... JAMES H. HOLCOMB [*] ABSTRACT: This research investigates monitoring and its effects on market outcomes. Monitoring is the ability of agents to observe each other's actions in the marketplace. We argue that monitoring has a strong...

The Socioeconomics of Drunk Driving.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 1997... LI WAY LEE [*] Which is worse: driving 50 miles after two beers or 10 miles after three beers? The answer is not clear. Common sense suggests that the consequences of drunk driving depend on how much one drinks as well as how much one...

A Brief History of Everything & Sex, Ecology, Spirituality
January 1, 1997... A Brief History of Everything. By Ken Wilber. Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications; 1996. 339 pp. Sex, Ecology, Spirituality. By Ken Wilber. Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications: 1995. 797 pp. These two publications go together. A Brief...

Limits to Competition
January 1, 1997... Limits to Competition. By the Group of Lisbon. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press: 1995. 157 pp. This book represents a position statement covering several issues that should be at the forefront of socio-economic research over the next decade. The...