Economic Theory

Economic Theory is a peer-reviewed academic journal that focuses on theoretical economics, particularly social choice, general equilibrium theory, and game theory. Mathematically rigorous articles are also published in the fields of experimental economics, public economics, international economics, development economics, and industrial organisation. The journal is the official journal of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory. Both the society and the journal were founded by Charalambos D. Aliprantis, David Cass, Douglas Gale, Mukul Majumdar, Edward C. Prescott, Nicholas C. Yannelis, and Yves Younes.

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ifo: Ifo Institute for Economic Research · 16 April 2024 German

Schnelldienst 4-2024

Phelps, E. S. (1973), Altruism, Morality and Economic Theory, Basic sächlich ist die Varianz in den Umfragen


CESifo Network · 15 April 2024 English

Meritocratic Labor Income Taxation

the measurement of inequality. Journal of Economic Theory, 2(3), 244–263. Bénabou, R. (2002). Tax and


World Bank Group · 11 April 2024 English

This note reviews the economic literature and empirical research on the drivers and effects of secondary market liquidity in the corporate securities markets. The choice of this topic was driven …

financial sector that have been identified by economic theory and practitioners alike as crucial for liquidity—such


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 10 April 2024 English

Several developing economies in Asia are not ready to face the challenges of demographic change.

framework of well-being by analyzing micro-economic theory. In particular, the utility maximization model influences individual well-being. Building upon economic theory with rational agents who maximize their individual


IADB: Inter-American Development Bank · 8 April 2024 English

Covering the full population of applicants to the Jamaican Conditional Cash Transfer Program (PATH), we explore whether receiving PATH since childhood altered the academic gains from attending a more preferred …

(2009). Constrained school choice. Journal of Economic Theory 144(5), 1921–1947. Hahn, J., P. Todd, and W


World Bank Group · 5 April 2024 English

Despite the multitude of measures of multidimensional inequality, none is regularly used in policymaking. This paper proposes multidimensional inequality measures that are easily implementable and transparent and overcome many deficiencies …

the measurement of inequality.” Journal of Economic Theory, 2, pp. 244–263. Atkinson, A. B., (2003) “Multidimensional generalized Gini indices.” Economic Theory, 26, pp. 471–496. Glassman, B., (2019) least concave utility functions.” Journal of Economic Theory, 22, pp. 115–117. Kolm, S-C., (1976). “Unequal “Unequal Inequalities II.” Journal of Economic Theory, 13, pp. 82-111. Kolm, S-C., (1977). “Multidimensional inequality and income mobility.” Journal of Economic Theory, 19, pp. 376-393. 33 Stiglitz, J., (2023)


IMF: International Monetary Fund · 5 April 2024 English

This paper presents a novel approach to addressing VAT regressivity, by proposing the adoption of a progressive VAT: a single-rate, broad-base, VAT, whereby tax paid on consumption is re-paid to …

Chicago Press), 443–485. Downs, A. (1957), “An economic theory of political action in a democracy”. Journal


4 April 2024 English

Using the same dataset, this study extends the application of the Institutional Theory and the Theory of International Trade with the intermediary sector and the Pseudo-Probit Maximum Likelihood (PPML), panel …

Institutional Economics Theory. The new Institutional Economic Theory by North (1990) is however different from the intermediaries. It is built on the Neoclassical Economic Theory. The theory explains that property rights are conduct and traditions). Unlike the Neoclassical Economic Theory, North’s Theory of Institutional Economics theories reviewed here, the new Institutional Economic Theory and the trade theories with intermediation


EPC: European Policy Centre · 4 April 2024 English

stars” in the second half of the 1980s and the first half of the 1990s found their roots in economic theory, institutional analysis, Delors’ view of Europe was based on and political science that – directly

first half of the 1990s found their roots in economic theory, institutional analysis, Delors’ view of Europe


NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 4 April 2024 English

We develop a method to identify the individual latent propensity to select into treatment and marginal treatment effects. Identification is achieved with survey data on individuals' subjective expectations of their …

the Thirteenth International Symposium in Economic Theory and Econometrics. Essays in Honor of Takeshi


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