Hendrik Van Den Berg
Biographic Data
| ID | 3624530 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hendrik Van Den Berg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hendrik Van Den |
| FAMILY NAME | Berg |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DEN BERG H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9356-6502 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The False Debate Between Technology and Conservation
Our current environmental policy options are often described as a choice between (a) reducing material living standards and (b) stimulating future technological innovations that promise to enable continued economic growth without irreversibly damaging the environment. This policy choice is a false one; it serves as a stalling tactic by the capitalist interests that benefit from the exploitation of nature. We actually have many better choices that…
Why Minsky Matters
Mainstream Economics' Flight from Complexity
By the late 1800s, Walras' mathematical model of a market system and Marshall's detailed description of individual markets captured the thought processes of most economists, and since then the quest for mathematical precision and the emphasis on mechanics over realism have further narrowed the scope of economic analysis. This paper examines several specific cases where overly simplistic and unrealistic models dominate despite evidence that the re…
The Economics of Immigration
The Economics of Immigration
A gravity model of immigration
Religion and International Trade
Despite interest in the influence of religion on economic activity by early economists like Adam Smith, modern economists have done little research on the subject. In light of the apparent religious fervor in many parts of the global economy, economists' seeming lack of interest in studying how religious cultures enhance or retard the globalization of economic activity is especially surprising. This article makes a contribution toward filling thi…
Religion and International Trade
Despite interest in the influence of religion on economic activity by early economists like Adam Smith, modern economists have done little research on the subject. In light of the apparent religious fervor in many parts of the global economy, economists' seeming lack of interest in studying how religious cultures enhance or retard the globalization of economic activity is especially surprising. This article makes a contribution toward filling thi…
A gravity model of immigration
Religion and International Trade
Despite interest in the influence of religion on economic activity by early economists like Adam Smith, modern economists have done little research on the subject. In light of the apparent religious fervor in many parts of the global economy, economists' seeming lack of interest in studying how religious cultures enhance or retard the globalization of economic activity is especially surprising. This article makes a contribution toward filling thi…
The Economics of Immigration
The Economics of Immigration
Mainstream Economics' Flight from Complexity
By the late 1800s, Walras' mathematical model of a market system and Marshall's detailed description of individual markets captured the thought processes of most economists, and since then the quest for mathematical precision and the emphasis on mechanics over realism have further narrowed the scope of economic analysis. This paper examines several specific cases where overly simplistic and unrealistic models dominate despite evidence that the re…
Why Minsky Matters
The False Debate Between Technology and Conservation
Our current environmental policy options are often described as a choice between (a) reducing material living standards and (b) stimulating future technological innovations that promise to enable continued economic growth without irreversibly damaging the environment. This policy choice is a false one; it serves as a stalling tactic by the capitalist interests that benefit from the exploitation of nature. We actually have many better choices that…
Economics (6 works) · Political science (4 works) · Immigration (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Positive economics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Capitalism (2 works) · Economic Theory and Institutions (2 works)