The source of optimality in action

Article Abstract:

It was argued that the concept of the optimizing agent is also sensitive to the 'realization process.' Three conceptions of the 'realization process' were examined. These conception were found to lead to three distinct views on the role of the agency, the enabling conditions conditions where the concept of the optimizing agent can be applied, and the resulting domain of optimization application.

Agency theory

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Do supply curves slope up? The empirical relevance of the Sraffian critique of neoclassical production economics

Article Abstract:

The Sraffian critique of neoclassical economics usually neglect the supply side and instead focus on the input side of production. Article extends the Sraffian critique of Marshallian partial analysis to cover supply questions, looking not only at individual commodities but also at joint commodity production or aggregate supply.

Production (Economics)

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Some recent changes in the relationship between economics and sociology

Article Abstract:

Efforts to develop a new economic sociology will probably have little chance of success, due to the organizational and professional differences separating economics and sociology. Conversations with economists and sociologists reveal that they lack awareness of extradisciplinary developments.

Interdisciplinary research, Sociology

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