Akerlof and Kranton Reviewed by the Extremely Thoughtful Tom Slee

Tom Slee:

"Identity Economics" by George Akerlof and Rachel Kranton: A Rambling Review - Whimsley: Identity Economics explains many persistent social patterns... using the tools of rational choice... but it looks to the social phenomenon of identity as an important source of individual utility.... As they walk through their approach, identity reveals itself as a convincing and self-consistent approach to complex problems. It explains why the best choice available to some African...