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Commons ve Mitchell’in “İktisat” ve “Birey” Anlayışları

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The institutional economics which is established in the beginnings of twentieth century stresses such basic concepts as habit, instinct, belief and volition in shaping the human behavior and economic activity and emphasises the role of institutions. This point is especially apparent in John R. Commons and Wesley C. Mitchell. Not completely objecting neoclassical economic theory, Commons and Mitchell stated that this analysis ignored the role of institutional and cultural elements. This paper aims to elaborate the conceptions of “economics” and “individual” of Commons and Mitchell and demonstrate their emphasis on the role of institutional and cultural elements with regard to both individual behavior and economic system.

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  • Hüsnü BİLİR, 2018. "Commons ve Mitchell’in “İktisat” ve “Birey” Anlayışları," Sosyoekonomi Journal, Sosyoekonomi Society, issue 26(37).
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    • B15 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary
    • B25 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary; Austrian; Stockholm School
    • B31 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - Individuals
    • B40 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - General
    • B52 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary; Modern Monetary Theory;
    • R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics
    • C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods

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