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An economic life

A new issue of New School Economic Review is out. Martin Strieborny (Michigan): Inequality and Growth: The Role of Beliefs and Culture. Rimawan Pradiptyo, Banoon Sasmitasiwi, and Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo (Gadjah Mada): Evidence of Homo Economicus? Findings from Experiment on Evolutionary Prisoners' Dilemma Game. What’s wrong, in the end, with Homo economicus? Pascal Boyer wants to know. The first chapter from Economics Evolving: A History of Economic Thought by Agnar Sandmo. The canon of economics: The best journal in the discipline picks its best papers. From Econ Journal Watch, David Gordon on the ideological profile of Harvard University Press. An economic life: From the classroom to the White House dining room, professor Alan Blinder has unusual clout. Time has a list of the 25 best financial blogs. From Radical Philosophy, William I. Robinson on the global capital leviathan. Alternatives to austerity: Robin Blackburn on the need for a public utility finance system. The introduction to Running the World's Markets: The Governance of Financial Infrastructure by Ruben Lee. A review of Banking on the Future: The Fall and Rise of Central Banking by Howard Davies and David Green. A review of Global Slump: The Economics and Politics of Crisis and Resistance by David McNally. A review of Outrageous Fortunes: The Twelve Surprising Trends That Will Reshape the Global Economy by Daniel Altman (and more).