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Informationen zum Autor Jannett Highfill is a poet and economist living in Wichita Kansas. She has two poetry chapbooks, A Constitution of Silence and Light Blessings Drifting Together. Her poetry is especially indebted to the Grandview Hotel Poets of Peoria Illinois as well as her many colleagues and friends at Bradley University. She is coauthor of A Tempered and Humane Economy: Markets, Families, and Behavioral Economics. Klappentext A tempered and humane economy finds a balance between the market principle, "economic reward follows economic contribution," and the family economic principle, "respect abilities, respect needs." Markets are tempered by the wisdom gained from family experiences in the way that steel is iron tempered by fire. A humane economy meets the needs and aspirations of all persons in the way that a well-tempered musical instrument allows for the playing of music in every key without discord. A Tempered and Humane Economy: Markets, Families, and Behavioral Economicsargues that economists must incorporate the insights of behavioral economics into their reflections on micro- and macro-economic policy. The elephant in the room is how Americans are increasingly raising their children with an appropriate sense of entitlement and empowerment by involving them in decision making at home. We raise our children to find or create a job they will love, expecting that will make them highly productive. Not all children have these advantages, a problem we tackle head on, but enough of them do to create a critical mass of young adults who will transform our economy in a positive way for persons everywhere along the income distribution. Our vision for the U.S. Economy is one of tempered optimism and humane prosperity. Zusammenfassung This book challenges economists to bring the insights of behavioral economics into their reflections on the macroeconomy as well as on individual decision-making and it challenges everyone! economist and layperson alike! to bring the wisdom they learn from their families out into the larger economic world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsI. Each Person, Each Family 000Chapter 1: The Wisdom of Families000Chapter 2: Elana's Family Network 000Chapter 3: It's Complicated, Investing in Yourself 000Chapter 4: "It's Not Fair"000Chapter 5: Talk the Walk 000Chapter 6: What's Luck Got To Do With It?000Chapter 7: The Wisdom of Families-Supporting Each Other's Decisions 000II. The Big Picture: Investment Decisions in Context 000Chapter 8: The Wisdom of Families-Democracy is Learned at Home 000Chapter 9: Investing in Strangers 000Chapter 10: The Wisdom of Families-The Most Important Investment 000Chapter 11: Education-It's a Social Contract 000Chapter 12: Mother Jones Would be Pretty Happy 000Chapter 13: The Best Nets Are More Holes Than Rope 000III. Thinking Harder: Does "Help" Really Help? 000Chapter 14: The Wisdom of Families-Good Intentions and Unintended Consequences 000Chapter 15: Tough Love for the Poor 000Chapter 16: Tough Love for the Rich 000Chapter 17: The Wisdom of Families-Avoiding Double Standards 000IV. Prosperity is an Enormous Achievement 000Chapter 18: Warts and All, We Are a Big Rich Country 000Chapter 19: Inclusive vs. Extractive Institutions-Thinking Globally 000Chapter 20: When Markets Produce 000Chapter 21: Markets and Meaningful Work 000V. Tempering Markets with Government Policy 000Chapter 22: The Government We Make 000Chapter 23: When the Challenge is Healthcare 000VI. Looking to the Future 000Chapter 24: The Wisdom of Families-Challenge and Aspiration 000Chapter 25: Tempered Optimism, Humane Prosperity, 000Appendix 1: When You Have Enough to Share, Share Wisely000Appendix 2: Concrete Suggestions for Sharing 000Acknowledgments 000Bibliography 000Index 000...
