Ran Spiegler is Professor of Economics at Tel Aviv University and University College London, specializing in economic theory. He is the author of Bounded Rationality and Industrial Organization. In 2017, he received the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics, in recognition of his contributions to this area.
Preface vii
1 Apps and Stories (an Introduction) 1
2 The Paradox around the Corner 9
3 The Applied-Theory Style 27
4 The Path of Least Theory 47
5 Rational X 71
6 Appendicitis 97
7 Cover Versions 115
8 From Competitive Equilibrium to Mechanism Design in Eighteen Months 137
9 A Placebo Trilogy 159
10 Tiki-Taka (an Epilogue) 175
Notes 181
References 187
Index 199
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