La prochaine séance de l’atelier d’économie politique du CEPN aura lieu le mardi 6 mars, en salle K301 de 12h30 à 14h30.
Nous aurons le plaisir de recevoir Peter Leeson (George Mason University) qui interviendra sur son nouvel ouvrage intitulé : WTF?! An Economic Tour of the Weird. Vous trouverez ci-joint et ci-dessous un résumé de l’ouvrage.
La discussion sera introduite par Antoine Pietri (chercheur à l’Institut de Recherche Stratégique de l’École Militaire-IRSEM).
Peter Leeson est aussi l’auteur de plus d’une dizaine d’ouvrages et plus d’une centaine d’articles dans des revues à comité de lecture diverses parmi lesquelles Journal of Political Economy; Journal of Economic Perspectives; American Journal of Political Science; Economic Journal; Cambridge Journal of Economics; Journal of Law and Economics; Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization; Journal of Legal Studies; Journal of Comparative Economics; Journal of Institutional Economics; Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization; Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics; Journal of Economic Issues; American Journal of Economics and Sociology; Southern Economic Journal; Review of Social Economy.
Parmi ses ouvrages, on peut citer :
- Leeson (2009), The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates. Princeton: Princeton University Press ;
- Leeson (2014).Anarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better than You Think. Cambridge: Cambridge, University Press dans lesquels il soutient la possibilité d’une société sans Etat (Anarchie).
Comme à l’accoutumée, des sandwichs, fruits et bouteilles d’eau seront à votre disposition.
En espérant vous y voir nombreux-ses.
Philippe Batifoulier, Nicolas Da Silva, Mehrdad Vahabi et l’équipe de l’atelier d’économie politique du CEPN.
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Abstract :
Step right up! Get your tickets for WTF?! An Economic Tour of the Weird! This rollicking tour through a museum of the world’s weirdest practices is guaranteed to make you say, “WTF?!” Did you know that “preowned” wives were sold at auction in nineteenth-century England? That today, in Liberia, accused criminals sometimes drink poison to determine their fate? How about the fact that, for 250 years, Italy criminally prosecuted cockroaches and crickets? Do you wonder why? Then this tour is just for you!
Join WTF?!’s cast of colorful characters as they navigate the museum, led by guide and economist Peter T. Leeson. From one exhibit to the next, you’ll overhear Leeson’s riotous exchanges with the patrons and learn how to use economic thinking to reveal the hidden sense behind seemingly senseless human behavior—including your own. Leeson shows that far from “irrational” or “accidents of history,” humanity’s most outlandish rituals are ingenious solutions to pressing problems—developed by clever people, driven by incentives, and tailor-made for their time and place. Can you handle getting schooled by the strange? Better hurry, the tour is about to start!
“WTF?! is the most interesting book I have read in years! Peter Leeson displays his unique talent: unearthing mankind’s seemingly craziest behaviors, and then showing that these behaviors, against all odds, ultimately make perfect sense. WTF?! is like Freakonomics on steroids.”
—Steven D. Levitt, co-author of the bestselling Freakonomics book series
“Your initial reaction might be WTF!? How can medieval trials by ordeal, wife sales, and divine curses all boil down to rational economic behavior? But, Leeson will lead you deftly through the logic and history behind these seemingly senseless rituals. Keep an open mind and this book will surprise, teach, and entertain!
—Andrei Shleifer, Harvard University
“Pete Leeson is not your everyday economist. And WTF is not an ordinary economics bookan excellent primer on institutional analysis and an important addition to the literature on cultural beliefs, institutions, and economic analysis.”
—Mark Koyama, Review of Austrian Economics
