{"product_id":"rational-choice-mit-press-9780262518055","title":"Rational Choice (Mit Press)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA nontechnical  concise  and rigorous introduction to the rational choice paradigm  focusing on basic insights applicable in fields ranging from economics to philosophy. This book offers a rigorous  concise  and nontechnical introduction to some of the fundamental insights of rational choice theory. It draws on formal theories of microeconomics  decision making  games  and social choice  and on ideas developed in philosophy  psychology  and sociology. Itzhak Gilboa argues that economic theory has provided a set of powerful models and broad insights that have changed the way we think about everyday life. He focuses on basic insights of the rational choice paradigmthe general conceptualization rather than a particular theorythat survive recent (and well-justified) critiques of economic theorys various failures. Gilboa explains the main concepts in language accessible to the nonspecialist  offering a nonmathematical guide to some of the main ideas developed in economic theory in the second half of the twentieth century. Chapters cover feasibility and desirability  utility maximization  constrained optimization  expected utility  probability and statistics  aggregation of preferences  games and equilibria  free markets  and rationality and emotions. Online appendixes offer additional material  including a survey of relevant mathematical concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647006433333,"sku":"ByrdShop_0262518058","price":31.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780262518055.jpg?v=1781685251","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/rational-choice-mit-press-9780262518055","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}