Identity Economics

This book fills a gap in the extant literature by providing an in-depth analysis of the main claims made in favour of identity economics. It explores the reliability of identity-based explanations, the function of economic institutions, policy implications and considerations of intersectionality and multidimensionality.

Meral UZUNÖZ ALTAN is a Professor in the Department of Economics (Economic Theory), Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey. Meltem -NCE-YENILMEZ is Professor in the Department of Economics at Izmir Democracy University, Turkey; and specializes in the economics of gender, labour economics, and social work. O-uzhan ALTINKOZ is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul University, Turkey. Sinem BA-ÇE currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Yeditepe University, Turkey.

1. Putting the economic identity puzzle together 2. Identity: key concepts and approaches 3. Identity economics theory 4. Identity and consumer behaviour 5. Ethnic identity and the labour market: a case of the Roma people from Turkey 6. The effect of individual cultural dimensions and motivations on the sharing economy: evidence from Turkey and Bulgaria 7. Fostering individual preferences: empowering entrepreneurs through EU renewable energy policies 8. Breaking down barriers: the economics of gender identity and its effect on behaviors 9. A conceptual evaluation of the identity economics 10. Conceptualizing identity in economics: a naive introduction to consciousness