This book combines economic theory and design to create tools that economists can use to apply in social, political and institutional application. It provides readers with the tools to design the rules of economics to harness the power of incentives.
'This is an outstanding book on mechanism design. The fundamentals are superbly presented. And there is considerable advanced material from the last few years of research - also extremely well presented. An instructor could take a second year undergraduate class through the book by using only the introductory passages and the attendant examples, which are excellent. A more advanced undergraduate class can work through the theorems and proofs. Nor is this book out of place at the graduate level.' - Don Campbell, CSX Professor of Economics and Public Policy, The College of William and Mary, USA
'Until now there has not been a good textbook to acquaint students with the field of economic mechanism design. This textbook fills this gap very competently. This book brings together a well-developed introduction to the field, including recent developments in the various branches of this field, as well as applications of the main mechanism design tools to understand many real-life problems. In particular, this text provides tools to understand the proper design of economic policy, which is very welcome in view of the problematic economic policy design for our contemporary complex global economy. A Toolbox for Economic Design provides exactly the right balanced set of material to cover the increasingly important field of economic mechanism design in any bachelor, master or even Ph.D. program in economics.' - Robert P. Gilles, Professor of Economics, Virginia Tech, USA
DIMITRIOS DIAMANTARAS joined the economics department at Temple in 1988, upon completing his Ph.D. studies at the University of Rochester. He has taught many different courses at Temple at all levels, including courses in microecomic and macroeconomic principles, intermediate and graduate microeconomics, game theory, economics of fairness, mathematical economics, the economics of risk and uncertainty, a course he created in 1999, and the economics of arts and culture, a course he created in 2003. His research focuses on public economics, general equilibrium and game theory. His publications have appeared in Economics Letters, Social Choice and Welfare, International Economic Review, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Journal of Economic Theory, Economic Theory, Journal of Public Economics, Review of Economic Design, Division of Labour and Transaction Costs, and Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. He was named Fuller Research Fellow for 1998-2000 by the Fox School of Business and Management.
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这本书的论述方式极其精妙,它没有像许多经济学教科书那样堆砌复杂的数学模型,而是通过一系列生动而具体的案例,将抽象的经济学原理剖析得淋漓尽致。我印象最深的是关于“激励设计”那一章节,作者没有仅仅停留在理论层面,而是深入探讨了在现实世界中,如何通过精巧的机制设计来引导个体做出符合整体利益的行为。比如,书中对医疗保险制度改革的分析,不仅指出了现有体系的缺陷,更构建了一个理论上更有效率、实践中也更具操作性的新框架。这种将理论与实践紧密结合的写作手法,使得即便是对经济学不太熟悉的读者,也能迅速掌握其核心思想。作者的笔触细腻而深刻,总能在不经意间触及问题的本质,引导读者进行更深层次的思考。这种“寓教于乐”又不失严谨的风格,在我读过的诸多经济学著作中是独树一帜的。
评分这本书的结构组织堪称一绝,阅读体验流畅得令人惊叹。它仿佛为你铺设了一条清晰的认知路径,每一步的推进都显得水到渠成,没有丝毫的跳跃或突兀。不同于某些学术著作的晦涩难懂,这里的逻辑链条是如此紧密,以至于你读完一个章节后,自然而然地就会对下一章的内容产生强烈的探究欲。尤其值得称赞的是,作者在构建整个论证体系时,非常注重跨学科的融合。我读到关于市场失灵和政府干预的部分时,发现其中巧妙地引用了博弈论的精髓,同时又融入了行为科学的一些洞察。这种多维度的视角,极大地拓宽了我的思维边界,让我意识到经济设计远非孤立的学科,而是横跨社会学、心理学乃至工程学的一门综合艺术。这种宏大叙事下的微观打磨,实在令人佩服。
评分这本书的实践指导价值远超预期,它真正做到了“授人以渔”。我之所以如此推崇它,是因为它提供的不是一堆静止的结论,而是一套动态的、可操作的“设计思维框架”。作者反复强调,经济设计不是为了寻找一个放之四海而皆准的完美方案,而是要理解环境、识别约束、并迭代优化机制的过程。在关于公共品供给的章节中,作者详细描绘了一个“迭代反馈回路”的构建步骤,这对于任何试图设计一个更有效率的组织结构或政策工具的人来说,都是无价的指南。它成功地将“经济学”从一个描述性的学科,转变为一个具有强烈建设性和前瞻性的设计科学。这本书无疑是所有政策制定者、企业管理者乃至严肃思考社会运作规律的读者必备的案头参考书。
评分这本书的语言风格独树一帜,既有学术的严谨,又不失文学的韵味。它不是那种冷冰冰的公式堆砌,而是充满了作者对人类社会复杂性的深刻洞察和一丝不易察觉的幽默感。在阐述那些可能导致读者望而却步的复杂概念时,作者总能找到最恰当的比喻,将深奥的原理日常化、具体化。例如,在讨论契约理论的完备性时,他引入了一个关于中世纪工匠分工的小故事,瞬间就让概念变得生动起来,读者完全可以跟着他的思路轻松进入情境。这种对叙事节奏的精准把握,体现了作者高超的表达能力。读起来毫无压力,但回味时又会发现其中蕴含的巨大知识密度,这才是真正的高级。
评分如果用一个词来形容阅读这本书的感受,那一定是“豁然开朗”。我长期以来在理解某些宏观经济现象时总感到迷雾重重,总觉得缺少一个关键的“连接点”。然而,这本书就像一束强光,瞬间照亮了那些曾经模糊的角落。作者对于“信息不对称”问题的处理尤其出色,他没有满足于给出标准的教科书式定义,而是深入探讨了在信息不对称环境下,如何构建一个能够自我校准、自我优化的设计系统。书中对于拍卖理论的应用分析,简直是教科书级别的范例,它不仅展示了数学上的最优解,更揭示了人性在设计中的核心作用。读完这些章节,我感觉自己不仅仅是掌握了一套工具,更是获得了一种看待世界运行机制的全新“透镜”。这种思维模型的重塑,比单纯获取知识更有价值。
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