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Of Talk, Economics, Love and Innovation


Ross B. Emmett


Michigan State University - James Madison College; PERC - Property and Environment Research Center
March 7, 2012

Journal of Socio-Economics, Forthcoming

Abstract:     
Few economists speak of talk in considering human interaction. Deirdre McCloskey is one who does. The paper considers what it means to take talk seriously, its connection to moral philosophy, and to innovation.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 14

Keywords: McCloskey, talk, discussion, innovation, Frank Knight, Elinor Ostrom, morality, rhetoric, Knightian uncertainty

JEL Classification: A13, N00, O00, B31, B40

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Date posted: October 25, 2012  

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Emmett, Ross B., Of Talk, Economics, Love and Innovation (March 7, 2012). Journal of Socio-Economics, Forthcoming. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2165803

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Ross B. Emmett (Contact Author)
Michigan State University - James Madison College ( email )
South Case Hall
East Lansing, MI 48825-1205
United States
5174326139 (Phone)
5174321804 (Fax)
HOME PAGE: http://www.msu.edu/~emmettr/
PERC - Property and Environment Research Center
2048 Analysis Drive
Suite A
Bozeman, MT 59718
United States

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