... that their message is likely to fall on deaf ears. Instead, their paper should properly be addressed to economists. Whether economists are prepared to listen, however, is an open question. © 2015 M. Hechter 2015 M. Hechter Licensed re-use rights only Economics Sociology Rational choice theory Norms...

...Geoffrey M. Hodgson Herbert Gintis and Dirk Helbing have developed a highly impressive, over-arching theoretical framework, using rational choice theory, general equilibrium theory, and game theory. They extend this to cover “moral, social and other-regarding values,” plus social norms, culture...