Research in behavioral economics has uncovered the widespread phenomenon of people making decisions against their own good intentions. In these situations, the government might want to intervene, indeed individuals might want the government to intervene, to induce behavior that is closer to what individual wish they were doing. The analysis of such corrective interventions, through taxes and su...

He has published on many areas in the philosophy, history, ethics, and methodology of economics. His published monographs include Keynes's philosophical development (Cambridge, 1994); The theory of the individual in economics (Routledge, 2003); and Individuals and identity in economics (Cambridge, 2011). He co-authored Economic methodology: understanding economics as a science (Palgrave, 2010) ...

This study aims to evaluate the ideas on scope and method of economics Joseph Schumpeter who is one important economists 20th century. The consists four sections: In first section we underline interesting points his life understand roots, background, or 'vision' thought system. second section, will examine methodological views that he asserted in (but translated into English only 2010) book. Th...

The coexistence of a predominantly poor opinion of free markets and lack of education in economics are two documented features of France. In this paper, we use data collected through an Internet-based survey conducted in December 2009 in order to test whether this situation is more than a mere coincidence. A first regression model allows us to study how personal characteristics, general and eco...