A hardcover copy of this book of interviews (of economists, by a philosopher) arrived in my mail the other day, and I'm enjoying it. It's also freely available online at the links below. (Here is my interview (pp 371-395).Conversations on Rational Choice, a series of interviews conducted by Catherine Herfeld DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316344392   Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 December 2025  Contents:Acknowledgments1Introduction2Pioneers of Rational Choice2.1Kenneth Arrow2.2Thomas Schelling2.3Martin Shubik2.4Gary Becker3Formal Theories of Rational Choice3.1David Kreps3.2Itzhak Gilboa3.3Christian List4Psychological Dimensions of Rational Choice4.1Robin Hogarth4.2Daniel Kahneman4.3Ernst Fehr4.4Gerd Gigerenzer5Relating Neurons, Norms, and Networks to Rational Choice5.1Colin Camerer5.2Cristina Bicchieri5.3Rachel Kranton6Rational Choice, Games, and Markets6.1Robert Aumann6.2Alvin Roth6.3Vernon Smith7Critical Reflections on Rational Choice7.1Duncan Foley7.2Robert Sugden7.3Alexander Rosenberg

Bakeev, Murat (2026) Model Transfer, the Challenge of Tractability Standards and Methodological Embedding. [Preprint]

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