Full Description
This book presents selected papers of the Euro-Asian Symposium on Economic Theory, held by the Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Ekaterinburg, Russia) on June 29-30, 2022. The conference aims to promote research and develop effective solutions to urgent challenges in economic theory in the context of stability and uncertainty.
The main theme of the 2022 Conference is the "Viability of Economic Theories". The chaos of the modern world forces us to rethink many theoretical positions. Researchers are trying to overcome the contradictions between theory and empiricism through new models, mechanisms and approaches. The challenges of recent social change have led to an adjustment in the perception, interpretation, and use of many concepts, necessitating an updating of these terms. The problems and contradictions identified in the studies will help to reconcile theoretical approaches with practice.
The volume covers topics suchas sustainable development issues, economic shocks in the history of economic thought, modern economic concepts of identity, theory of organizations under uncertainty, review of economic theories with the "Corona crisis," models of consumer behavior, business cycles, theory of investment, issues of economic growth and market equilibrium, impact of social factors on the sustainability of the economy, etc. Moveover, the volume presents new solutions for the synthesis of mainstream and political economy ideas. These topics will be of great interest to academics, researchers and practitioners.
Contents
1. Editorial: Consequences of Social Transformation for Economic Theory.- 2. A Survey on Business Cycles: History, Theory and Empirical Findings.- 3. Implementation of the Evolutionary-Genetic Methodology in the Mechanisms of Synthesis of Economic Theory.- 4. Synthesis of Mainstream and Political Economy as an Emerge from the Economic Theory Crisis.- 5. Dynamic Interaction Between Human Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth.- 6. Economic Resilience Determinants Under Shocks of Different Origins.- 7. The Significance of Higher Education Adaptation Reforms for Russia's Economic Growth.- 8. Impact of the Duration of Compulsory Education on Economic Growth and Welfare.- 9. Efficiency of Institutions and Economic Agents from Transaction Costs Perspective.- 10. Changing Growth Patterns of the Spanish Economy Attributable to the Consulting Sector in Context of Uncertainty.- 11. Institutional Aspect of Assessing the Impact of Property Rights Protection on Economic Security.- 12. Problems of a Comprehensive Assessment of the Socially Significant Investment Projects amid a Pandemic.- 13. Consumer Equilibrium Conditions in the Cardinal vs. Ordinal Approaches: Any Difference?.- 14. The Role of Social Networks in Shaping Up the Consumer Behavior of Young People.- 15. The Impact of Internet Content Regulation Policies on the Promotion of Targeted Consumer Behavior.- 16. The Influence of the Consumer Society on the Education System.- 17. The Role of Education-Based Migration in the Country's Economic Development.- 18. Effects of Longevity on Changes in Returns to Education, Human Capital, and Economic Growth.- 19. The Role of Open Innovation in Governmental Sustainability.
