期刊名称：Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics (EJPE)
印刷版ISSN：1876-9098
出版年度：2010
卷号：3
期号：1
出版社：Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics
摘要：By and large, the mainstream contemporary economics literature
assumes that economic behaviour can be explained by means of a
singular process (usually a choice process) applied to all individuals. In
discussing specific issues, it is occasionally assumed that individuals
exhibit quantitative differences—either parametric or functional—in
their properties, as summarised by preferences, constraints and
endowments, expectations or cognitive abilities. In my thesis I argue
that such an analytical differentiation of individuals (i.e., heterogeneity),
does not exhaust the theoretical needs or the methodological
possibilities of economic science. Specifically, my thesis aims to show
that insufficient attention is currently being given to another form of
difference, that produced by societal dynamics (i.e., diversity).
