A founding father of information economics, bioeconomics, and the economics of conflict resolution, he helped develop fundamental tools. Kurtz chair of finance at the ohio state university. Jack hirshleifer is the author of price theory and applications 4. Price theory and applications by jack hirshleifer, 9780521523424, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. David is the son of jack hirshleifer, a deceased ucla economics professor. Jack hirshleifer was an economic theorist with broadranging interests. The economic approach to conflict, ucla economics working papers 320, ucla department of economics. Conflict, disaster, and destructiondespite their historic. Prof jack hirshleifer is a well recognized economist, and his book is standing out. Investment, interest, and capital prenticehall international series in management finance series prentice hall biophysics and bioengineering series. Price theory and applications 97806997108 by hirshleifer, jack and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The central tradition of mainline economics deals with only one way of making a living. Sep 20, 2001 the central tradition of mainline economics deals with only one way of making a living. Anarchy and its breakdown, ucla economics working papers 674, ucla department of economics.
Once logged in, you can add biography in the database. Part i of the book focuses on the economics of uncertainty. Decisions, markets, and information, by jack hirshleifer, amihai glazer, david hirshleifer. Jack hirshleifer 19252005 contributed to investment theory, information economics, conflict, and bioeconomics, clarified the foundations of investment and capital theory in the spirit of fisher, and made basic contributions to the analysis of covariance risk, gambling and insurance, the modiglianimiller theorem, and public investment through a focus on time, uncertainty and information. Conflict, disaster, and destructiondespite their historical and current significancehave not yet been adequately studied from the economic point of view. Jack hirshleifer, 19252005 ucla economist, jack hirshleifer is one of the pioneeers of the application of theories of uncertainty and information in economics. Price theory and applications economics and finance research. This new seventh edition of the book offers extensive discussion of information, uncertainty, and game theory. Economics and organizational innovation, contemporary economic policy, western economic association international, vol. But there is another way of getting ahead through conflict or the dark sidethat is by appropriating what others have produced. Edited books a collection onthe economics of marriage e. His work on the role of time and uncertainty in asset markets and the value of information plays a fundamental role in modern economic thought.
Logically parallel or military aggression and resistance, the dark side includes nonmilitary activities such. Investment, interest, and capital jack hirshleifer snippet view. Economic behaviour in adversity by jack hirshleifer. He then taught at the university of chicago from 1955 to 1960, and at ucla until 2001. He wrote or cowrote the six previous editions of price theory and applications and six other books, including the analytics of uncertainty and information 1992, with john g. Economic behaviour in adversity brings together ten important essays, several previously unpublished, dealing with the choices people make in times of disaster and conflict. Jack hirshleifer s most popular book is price theory and applications. His earliest work was on investment theory, notably his resurrection of the fisherian real theory of investment and interest 1958, 1970.
Jack hirshleifer 19252005 contributed to investment theory, information economics, conflict, and bioeconomics, clarified the foundations of investment and capital theory in the spirit of. This revised and updated second edition places a greater focus on game theory. Hirshleifer brings to the work the tools of an economist, but also a curiosity and an insight that are rare among economists. Jack hirshleifer under the pen name sir epicure mammon. The analytics of uncertainty and information jack hirshleifer. These essays help explain the possibilities and limits of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the analytics of uncertainty and information cambridge surveys of economic literature. Jack hirshleifer, professor emeritus of economics, died july 26, 2005, bringing to a close a career marked by wideranging interests and brilliant contributions to the subfields of information economics, investment and capital theory, bioeconomics, and the economic theory of conflict. Jack hirshleifer, professor emeritus of economics, died july 26, 2005, bringing to a close a career marked by wide ranging interests and brilliant contributions to the subfields of information economics, investment and capital theory, bioeconomics, and the economic theory of conflict. Do you ever before recognize the book the analytics of uncertainty and information cambridge surveys of economic literature, by sushil bikhchandani, jack hirshleifer, john g.
Caves, temples, palaces and bazaars building with jack hirshleifers bricks, levines working paper archive 618897000000001048, david k. Jack hirshleifer august 26, 1925 july 26, 2005 was an american economist and longtime. This book presents these intellectual advances in readable form for the first time. The analytics of uncertainty and information cambridge surveys of economic literature kindle edition by bikhchandani, sushil, hirshleifer, jack, riley, john g download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book economic behaviour in adversity, jack hirshleifer is published by university of chicago press. About the author 2005 jack hirshleifer was a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences and a fellow of the econometric society. Books by jack hirshleifer author of price theory and. Click to receive an rss feed with titles and abstracts of davids new papers and revisions as soon as they are added to the ssrn elibrary. The book is written in a refreshing style, it is easy to read, and it contains many examples and discussions the resulting uncertainty and information models are remarkably coherent and versatile. On the emotions as guarantors of threats and promises, ucla economics working papers 337, ucla department of economics. The analytics of uncertainty and information jack hirshleifer, hirshleifer jack, john g. The truthful signalling hypothesis an economic approach, ucla economics working papers 825, ucla department of economics.
Jacks 1970 book investment, interest and capital hirshleifer, 1970. Riley and the dark side of the force 2001, both published by cambridge. The questions that are asked about one part can be asked about all. He served in editorial position for the journal of finance from 2003 to 2011. The mathematics are understandable for an undergraduate, the examples are taken from many different fields, but the exercises are sometimes tricky. An economic approach to appeasement, ucla economics working papers 817, ucla department of economics. Economics, microeconomics, organisation studies, management. Jack hirshleifer has 15 books on goodreads with 158 ratings. Price theory and applications jack hirshleifer haftad. He worked at the rand corporation in santa monica from 1949 to 1955. Junyao and his wife weiyi qiu have recently translated jacks book, investment interest and capital into chinese.
This seventh edition of a now classic text in intermediate microeconomics. Two areas in economics have especially felt the impact of his work. Journal of accounting and economics 36, 337386, 2003. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Shoshana grossbard, a leading scholar in this field, has selected the most influential classic and recent articles which highlight the economic importance of marriage and related institutions.
Jack hirshleifers most popular book is price theory and applications. It contains over a hundred examples illustrating the applicability of economic analysis not only to mainline economic topics but also issues in politics, history, biology, the family, and many other areas. If we ask about the chromium, we must ask about the cars. It unifies many important but partial results into a satisfying single picture, making it clear how the economics of uncertainty and information generalises and extends standard economic analysis. Riley and the dark side of the force 2001, both published by cambridge university press. Investment, interest, and capital jack hirshleifer. These discussions generally describe recent research published. On the economics of transfer pricing, journal of business, 29, 172189. With the death of jack hirshleifer the old ucla economics crafted by the openminded genius of armen alchian and the imaginative eclecticism of jacob marschak has lost one of its most. Jack hirshleifer held numerous academic, editorial and honorary posts and served with conscientious diligence in all of them. Price theory and applications by jack hirshleifer, amihai glazer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Merage chair of business growth and distinguished professor of finance, merage school of business. Rich with examples, this realitybased economics book continues its pioneering approach at integrating theory and applications, showing how macroeconomic analysis sheds light on market behavior, guides personal and financial decisions, and explains behavior in such areas as politics, crime, and the family.
He is married to siew hong teoh, deans professor of accounting at the university of california at irvine. The analytics of uncertainty and information by jack hirshleifer. Part one of the volume covers the economics of uncertainty. Water supply economics, technology and policy 9780226342818 by jack hirshleifer. Decisions, markets, and information by jack hirshleifer online at alibris. Library of congress cataloging in publication data hirshleifer, jack.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. May 01, 2020 i was approached last month by junyao ying, a ucla alum who is now working in china. Junyao asked me to write a few words about jack for the translation. Early in his career, he was instrumental in the information economics revolution. Books together with his father, jack hirshleifer, and the economist amihai glazer, hirshleifer is the coauthor of the microeconomics textbook price theory and applications. Jack hirshleifer was one of the leaders of the information and uncertainty revolution in economics. Naval reserve during world war ii, hirshleifer completed. A catalog record for this book is available from the british library. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Prof jack hirshleifer is a well recognized economist, and his book is standing out from the pack, mostly for his approach to decision making based on information, or rather the available information. Decisions, markets, and information, by jack hirshleifer, amihai glazer, david hirshleifer we give the on the internet e book entitled price theory and.
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