Abstract
Daniel Kahneman and Vernon Smith were the joint recipients of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics. Kahneman's work challenges the assumption that individuals behave in a manner consistent with conventional economic wisdom. He maintains that individuals tend to be systematically error prone and possibly irrational. Smith, on the other hand, developed experiments and experimental environments to test hypotheses emanating from the conventional economic wisdom. Smith finds that, in spite of Kahneman's work, economic agents are rational and that economies are efficient. These differing views are discussed and placed in the context of the methodological and public policy debates in economics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3-41 |
Number of pages | 39 |
Journal | Review of Political Economy |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
- Political Science and International Relations