Books – Samuel Bowles

Microeconomics: Competition, Conflict and Coordination (Oxford University Press, July 2022)

As a student or instructor, you can read or download a free PDF of the final publication here. This PDF version of the book lacks the interactive features of the e-book available here, and is made available free of charge for individual use under a CC BY-NC-ND license.

Additional information and supplementary content can be found on Simon’s website at simondhalliday.com/microeconomics.

The Economy

More information and to read the free online book: Curriculum Open-Access Resources for Economics

Responses and press can be found here.

A sketch of the content and rationale for the new paradigm: here, and here and in this paper in J.Econ.Lit. (Greg Mankiw has a companion paper, also on the intro course.)

A story in the New Yorker (2021) about The Economy here, an article on vox.eu here, and an article in the Financial Times here.

Oxford University Press’s (inexpensive) print version of the open access e-text here.

Being taught at: University College London, Princeton, the Toulouse School of Economics, UCLA, Sciences Po (Paris) and other top universities

The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics will be available in August 2024.

To see how The Economy 2.0 differs from The Economy 1.0, have a look at here.

Translations are available or soon to be available in French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Georgian, Finish, German and Portuguese.

The Moral Economy – Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good Citizens

Yale University Press, 2016

Reviews in J.Econ. Lit by Rachael Kranton, in New Scientist ,
in the Financial Times, in Democracy, in the Christian Science Monitor, in Psychology Report

Vox EU: Crowding in
Evonomics: The taming of avarice

Related videos:
The death of Homo ecoomicus
video on The Moral Economy

Chinese, Korean, Russian, Japanese and Hungarian translations available.

Economy, Society, and Public Policy (ESPP) is a new way to learn economics.

Policy problems are used to motivate learning the concepts and methods of economics.

No previous knowledge of economics is needed.

More information about the book and the free ebook can be found here.

The New Economics of Inequality and Redistribution

The New Economics of Inequality and Redistribution. Cambridge University Press, September 2012
Table of Contents and Preface
Preface to Japanese edition

A Cooperative Species: Human Reciprocity and Its Evolution

A Cooperative Species: Human Reciprocity and Its Evolution. Princeton University Press, May 1, 2011.
Cover Page
Chapter 1: A Cooperative Species
Chapter 12: Conclusion: Human Cooperation and Its Evolution

Review in Biology and Philosophy, by Samir Okasha
Review in Nature, by Peter Richerson.
Review in Journal of Economics, by Werner Güth.
Review in London Review of Books, by W. G. Runciman.
Review in The New Republic, by Ruy Teixeira.
Review in The Economic Journal, by Charles Efferson.
Review in The Economic Journal, by Robert Sugden.
Review in Journal of Economic Literature, by Matthijs van Veelen.
Chinese, Japanese, and Korean editions available.

Microeconomics: Behavior, Institutions and Evolution

Microeconomics: Behavior, Institutions and Evolution, Princeton University Press, 2004.

Review in Science by Eric Maskin
Chinese edition (Renmin Peoples University Press, Beiging, 2007)
Indian edition (Oxford University Press, 2006)
Italian edition free online
Russian edition (2010); New Preface to the Russian edition (2010). Free online
Spanish edition free online.
Macroeconomic implications of the models in my Microeconomics
Endorsements
Review in Journal of Economic Literature XLIII (2005): 135-196. By Louis Putterman.
Japanese, Russian, Spanish and Italian versions available.

Schooling in Capitalist America: Educational Reform and the Contradictions of Economic Life

Schooling in Capitalist America: Educational Reform and the Contradictions of Economic Life, by Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis. Chicago, IL: Haymarket Books, September 2011.
Endorsements by James Heckman, Erik Olin Wright and Jonathan Kozol

The Moral Sentiments and Material Interests: The Foundations of Cooperation in Economic Life

The Moral Sentiments and Material Interests: The Foundations of Cooperation in Economic Life, co-edited with Robert Boyd, Ernst Fehr and Herbert Gintis. MIT, 2005.

Understanding Capitalism: Competition, Command, and Change

Understanding Capitalism: Competition, Command, and Change, Oxford University Press, 4th revised edition, with Mehrene Larudee Richard Edwards, Frank Roosevelt. (sample figures from chapter 1.)

Foundations of Human Sociality: Economic Experiments and Ethnographic Evidence from Fifteen Small-Scale Societies

Foundations of Human Sociality: Economic Experiments and Ethnographic Evidence from Fifteen Small-Scale Societies, co-edited with Joe Henrich, Robert Boyd, Colin Camerer, Ernst Fehr, Herbert Gintis. Oxford University Press, 2004.
Review Essay in Journal of Economic Literature 43(2) (2005): 488-497. By Larry Samuelson.

Unequal Chances

Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success, co-edited with Herbert Gintis and Melissa Osborne. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005.

Poverty Traps

Poverty Traps, co-edited with Steven Durlauf and Karla Hoff. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006.

Inequality, Cooperation, and Environmental Sustainability

Inequality, Cooperation, and Environmental Sustainability, co-edited with Jean-Marie Baland and Pranab Bardhan. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2007.

Globalization and Egalitarian Redistribution

Globalization and Egalitarian Redistribution, co-edited with Pranab Bardhan and Michael Wallerstein. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006.

	Microeconomics: Competition, Conflict and Coordination (Oxford University Press, July 2022) As a student or instructor, you can read or download a free PDF of the final publication here. This PDF version of the book lacks the interactive features of the e-book available here, and is made available free of charge for individual use under a CC BY-NC-ND license. Additional information and supplementary content can be found on Simon’s website at simondhalliday.com/microeconomics.
	The Economy More information and to read the free online book: Curriculum Open-Access Resources for Economics Responses and press can be found here. A sketch of the content and rationale for the new paradigm: here, and here and in this paper in J.Econ.Lit. (Greg Mankiw has a companion paper, also on the intro course.) A story in the New Yorker (2021) about The Economy here, an article on vox.eu here, and an article in the Financial Times here. Oxford University Press’s (inexpensive) print version of the open access e-text here. Being taught at: University College London, Princeton, the Toulouse School of Economics, UCLA, Sciences Po (Paris) and other top universities The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics will be available in August 2024. To see how The Economy 2.0 differs from The Economy 1.0, have a look at here. Translations are available or soon to be available in French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Georgian, Finish, German and Portuguese.
	The Moral Economy – Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good Citizens Yale University Press, 2016 Reviews in J.Econ. Lit by Rachael Kranton, in New Scientist , in the Financial Times, in Democracy, in the Christian Science Monitor, in Psychology Report Vox EU: Crowding in Evonomics: The taming of avarice Related videos: The death of Homo ecoomicus video on The Moral Economy Chinese, Korean, Russian, Japanese and Hungarian translations available.
	Economy, Society, and Public Policy (ESPP) is a new way to learn economics. Policy problems are used to motivate learning the concepts and methods of economics. No previous knowledge of economics is needed. More information about the book and the free ebook can be found here.
	The New Economics of Inequality and Redistribution *The New Economics of Inequality and Redistribution. Cambridge University Press, September 2012 Table of Contents and Preface* Preface to Japanese edition
	A Cooperative Species: Human Reciprocity and Its Evolution A Cooperative Species: Human Reciprocity and Its Evolution. Princeton University Press, May 1, 2011. Cover Page Chapter 1: A Cooperative Species Chapter 12: Conclusion: Human Cooperation and Its Evolution Review in *Biology and Philosophy, by Samir Okasha Review in Nature, by Peter Richerson. Review in Journal of Economics, by Werner Güth. Review in London Review of Books, by W. G. Runciman. Review in The New Republic, by Ruy Teixeira. Review in The Economic Journal, by Charles Efferson. Review in The Economic Journal, by Robert Sugden. Review in Journal of Economic Literature*, by Matthijs van Veelen. Chinese, Japanese, and Korean editions available.
	Microeconomics: Behavior, Institutions and Evolution *Microeconomics:* Behavior, Institutions and Evolution, Princeton University Press, 2004. *Review in Science* by Eric Maskin Chinese edition (Renmin Peoples University Press, Beiging, 2007) Indian edition (Oxford University Press, 2006) Italian edition free online Russian edition (2010); New Preface to the Russian edition (2010). Free online Spanish edition free online. Macroeconomic implications of the models in my Microeconomics Endorsements Review in Journal of Economic Literature** XLIII (2005): 135-196. By Louis Putterman. Japanese, Russian, Spanish and Italian versions available.
	Schooling in Capitalist America: Educational Reform and the Contradictions of Economic Life Schooling in Capitalist America: Educational Reform and the Contradictions of Economic Life, by Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis. Chicago, IL: Haymarket Books, September 2011. Endorsements by James Heckman, Erik Olin Wright and Jonathan Kozol
	The Moral Sentiments and Material Interests: The Foundations of Cooperation in Economic Life The Moral Sentiments and Material Interests: The Foundations of Cooperation in Economic Life, co-edited with Robert Boyd, Ernst Fehr and Herbert Gintis. MIT, 2005.
	Understanding Capitalism: Competition, Command, and Change Understanding Capitalism: Competition, Command, and Change, Oxford University Press, 4th revised edition, with Mehrene Larudee Richard Edwards, Frank Roosevelt. (sample figures from chapter 1.)
	Foundations of Human Sociality: Economic Experiments and Ethnographic Evidence from Fifteen Small-Scale Societies *Foundations of Human Sociality: Economic Experiments and Ethnographic Evidence from Fifteen Small-Scale Societies, co-edited with Joe Henrich, Robert Boyd, Colin Camerer, Ernst Fehr, Herbert Gintis. Oxford University Press, 2004. Review Essay in Journal of Economic Literature* 43(2) (2005): 488-497. By Larry Samuelson.
	Unequal Chances Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success, co-edited with Herbert Gintis and Melissa Osborne. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005.
	Poverty Traps Poverty Traps, co-edited with Steven Durlauf and Karla Hoff. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006.
	Inequality, Cooperation, and Environmental Sustainability Inequality, Cooperation, and Environmental Sustainability, co-edited with Jean-Marie Baland and Pranab Bardhan. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2007.
	Globalization and Egalitarian Redistribution Globalization and Egalitarian Redistribution, co-edited with Pranab Bardhan and Michael Wallerstein. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006.