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Research Interests

Philosophy of economics; economic methodology; experimental economics of risk and time preferences, addiction and impulsive consumption; gambling behaviour; addiction policy; cognitive science; game theory; philosophy of public policy; philosophy of science; scientific metaphysics.‍

Publications

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Books

 YearPublication
(2014)Philosophy of Economics.
Ross, D. (2014) Philosophy of Economics. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details]
(2012)Scientific Metaphysics.
Ross, D., J. Ladyman & H. Kincaid, eds. (2012) Scientific Metaphysics. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2007)Distributed Cognition and the Will.
Ross, D., Spurrett, D., Kincaid, H., & Stephens, L., eds. (2007) Distributed Cognition and the Will. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [Details]
(2004)Development Dilemmas: The Methods and Political Ethics of Growth Policy.
Ayogu, M., & D. Ross, eds. (2004) Development Dilemmas: The Methods and Political Ethics of Growth Policy. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. [Details]
(2002)Daniel Dennett.
Brook, A., & D. Ross, eds. (2002) Daniel Dennett. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
(2000)Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment.
Ross, D., D. Thompson & A. Brook, eds. (2000) Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press / Bradford. [Details]
(2008)Midbrain Mutiny: The Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics of Disordered Gambling (Economic Theory and Cognitive Science, Volume Two).
Ross, D., Sharp, C., Vuchinich, R., & Spurrett, D. (2008) Midbrain Mutiny: The Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics of Disordered Gambling (Economic Theory and Cognitive Science, Volume Two). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [Details]
(2007)Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalized.
Ladyman, J., & Ross, D. (2007) Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalized. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2005)Economic Theory and Cognitive Science, Volume One: Microexplanation.
Ross, D. (2005) Economic Theory and Cognitive Science, Volume One: Microexplanation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press / Bradford. [Details]
(1999)What People Want: The Concept of Utility from Bentham to Game Theory.
Ross, D. (1999) What People Want: The Concept of Utility from Bentham to Game Theory. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Press. [Details]
(1995)I nouvi percorsi dell'intelligenza artificiale (New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence).
Ross, D. (1995) I nouvi percorsi dell'intelligenza artificiale (New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence). Naples: Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane. [Details]
(1993)Metaphor, Meaning and Cognition.
Ross, D. (1993) Metaphor, Meaning and Cognition. New York: Peter Lang. [Details]
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Book Chapters

 YearPublication
(2022)'Neo-Samuelsonian methodology, normative economics, and the quantitative intentional stance'
Ross, Don (2022) 'Neo-Samuelsonian methodology, normative economics, and the quantitative intentional stance' In: Methodology and History of Economics: Reflections With and Without Rules. UK: Routledge. [Details]
(2021)'The Modern Guide to Philosophy of Economics'
Ross, Don and Townshend, Matthew (2021) 'The Modern Guide to Philosophy of Economics' In: Everyday economics. UK: Elgar. [Details]
(2020)'Economics, Social Neuroscience, and Mindshaping'
Ross, Don; Stirling, Wynn (2020) 'Economics, Social Neuroscience, and Mindshaping' In: Harbecke, Jens; Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten (eds). Social Neuroeconomics: Mechanistic Integration of the Neurosciences and the Social Sciences. London: Routledge. [Full Text] [Details]
(2019)'Team Agency and Conditional Games'
Hofmeyr, Andre; Ross, Don (2019) 'Team Agency and Conditional Games' In: Nagatsu, Michiru; Ruzzene, Attilia (eds). Contemporary Philosophy and Social Science: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue. London: Bloomsbury Academic.   [Full Text] [Details]
(2016)'Neoclassicism forever'
Ross, D. (2016) 'Neoclassicism forever' In: J. Morgan (eds). What is Neoclassical Economics?. London: Routledge. [Details]
(2016)'Economics and allegations of scientism'
Ross, D. (2016) 'Economics and allegations of scientism' In: M. Pigliucci & M. Boudry (eds). Science Unlimited?. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. [Details]
(2016)'Philosophy of economics'
Ross, D. (2016) 'Philosophy of economics' In: L. McIntryre & A. Rosenberg (eds). Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Social Science. London: Routledge. [Details]
(2016)'Team agency and conditional games'
Hofmeyr, A., & Ross, D. (2016) 'Team agency and conditional games' In: M. Nagatsu (eds). Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Social Science: A Dialogue. London: Bloomsbury. [Details]
(2015)'A most rare achievement: Dennett’s scientific discovery in Content and Consciousness'
Ross, D. (2015) 'A most rare achievement: Dennett’s scientific discovery in Content and Consciousness' In: C. Munoz-Suarez & F. De Brigard (eds). Content and Consciousness Revisited. Amsterdam: Elsevier. [Details]
(2015)'A most rare achievement: Dennett’s scientific discovery in Content and Consciousness'
Ross, D. (2015) 'A most rare achievement: Dennett’s scientific discovery in Content and Consciousness' In: C. Munoz-Suarez & F. De Brigard (eds). Content and Consciousness Revisited. Amsterdam: Elsevier. [Details]
(2014)'Syndrome stabilization in psychiatry: Pathological gambling as a case study'
Ross, D. (2014) 'Syndrome stabilization in psychiatry: Pathological gambling as a case study' In: H. Kincaid & J. Sullivan (eds). Classifying Psychopathology. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [Details]
(2013)'Will scientific philosophy still be philosophy?'
Ross, D. (2013) 'Will scientific philosophy still be philosophy?' In: A. Zielinska (eds). Repenser les rapports entre sciences et philosophie. Paris: Vrin. [Details]
(2013)'The evolution of individualistic norms'
Ross, D. (2013) 'The evolution of individualistic norms' In: K. Sterelny, R. Joyce, B. Calcott & B. Fraser (eds). Cooperation and its Evolution. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [Details]
(2013)'The world in the data'
J. Ladyman & D. Ross (2013) 'The world in the data' In: D. Ross, J. Ladyman & H. Kincaid (eds). Scientific Metaphysics. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2013)'The picoeconomics of gambling addiction and supporting neural mechanisms'
Ross, D. (2013) 'The picoeconomics of gambling addiction and supporting neural mechanisms' In: N. Levy (eds). Addiction and Self Control. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2012)'Decision-making and substance abuse: A South African perspective'
Ross, D. (2012) 'Decision-making and substance abuse: A South African perspective' In: G. Ellis, D. Stein, K. Thomas and E. Meintjes (eds). Substance use and abuse in South Africa. Cape Town: UCT Press. [Details]
(2012)'Addictive, compulsive and other counter-normative consumption'
Ross, D. (2012) 'Addictive, compulsive and other counter-normative consumption' In: V. Wells & G. Foxall (eds). New Developments in Consumer Behavior. London: Edward Elgar. [Details]
(2012)'Coordination and the foundations of social intelligence'
Ross, D. (2012) 'Coordination and the foundations of social intelligence' In: H. Kincaid (eds). Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Social Science. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2012)'Cognitive variables and parameters in economic models'
Ross, D. (2012) 'Cognitive variables and parameters in economic models' In: R. Sun (eds). Grounding Social Sciences in Cognitive Science. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [Details]
(2012)'Mäki’s realism and the scope of economics'
Ross, D. (2012) 'Mäki’s realism and the scope of economics' In: A. Lehtinen, J. Kuorikoski & P. Ylikoski (eds). Economics for Real: Uskali Mäki and the Place of Truth in Economics. London: Routledge. [Details]
(2012)'Reflections on developing distinctive University of Cape Town (UCT) graduate attributes'
Favish, J., Ross, D., Inggs, S., Kathard, H., Clarkson, C., Case, J., Collier-Reed, B., & Reed, S. (2012) 'Reflections on developing distinctive University of Cape Town (UCT) graduate attributes' In: M. Coetzee, J.-A. Botha, N. Eccles, N. Holtzhausen & H. Nienaber (eds). Developing Student Graduateness and Employability. Randburg: Knowres. [Details]
(2012)'The economic agent: Not human, but important'
Ross, D. (2012) 'The economic agent: Not human, but important' In: U. Mäki (eds). Handbook of the Philosophy of Science, v. 13: Economics. Amsterdam: Elsevier. [Details]
(2012)'Economic theory, anti-economics and political ideology'
Ross, D. (2012) 'Economic theory, anti-economics and political ideology' In: U. Mäki (eds). Handbook of the Philosophy of Science, v. 13: Economics. Amsterdam: Elsevier. [Details]
(2012)'Neuroeconomics and economic methodology'
Ross, D. (2012) 'Neuroeconomics and economic methodology' In: J. Davis & W.D. Hands (eds). The Elgar Companion to Recent Economic Methodology. London: Edward Elgar. [Details]
(2011)'Hayek’s speculative psychology, the neuroscience of value estimation, and the basis of normative individualism'
Ross, D. (2011) 'Hayek’s speculative psychology, the neuroscience of value estimation, and the basis of normative individualism' In: L. Marsh (eds). Hayek in Mind: Hayek’s Philosophical Psychology. Bingley, UK: Emerald. [Details]
(2010)'Naturalism: The place of society in nature'
Ross, D. (2010) 'Naturalism: The place of society in nature' In: I. Jarvie & J. Zamorra-Bonilla (eds). The Sage Handbook of Philosophy of Social Science. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. [Details]
(2010)'Economic models of addiction'
Ross, D. (2010) 'Economic models of addiction' In: D. Ross, H. Kincaid, D. Spurrett & P. Collins (eds). What is Addiction?. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [Details]
(2010)'Economic models of procrastination'
Ross, D. (2010) 'Economic models of procrastination' In: C. Andreou & M. White (eds). The Thief of Time. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2010)'The alleged coupling-constitution fallacy and mature sciences'
Ross, D., and Ladyman, J. (2010) 'The alleged coupling-constitution fallacy and mature sciences' In: R. Menary (eds). The Extended Mind. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [Details]
(2009)'Integrating the dynamics of multi-scale economic agency'
Ross, D. (2009) 'Integrating the dynamics of multi-scale economic agency' In: H. Kincaid & D. Ross (eds). Handbook of the Philosophy of Economics. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2007)'The early Darwinians, natural selection and cognitive science'
Ross, D. (2007) 'The early Darwinians, natural selection and cognitive science' In: A. Brook (eds). The Prehistory of Cognitive Science. London, UK: Macmillan Palgrave. [Details]
(2007)'The economics and evolution of selves'
Ross, D. (2007) 'The economics and evolution of selves' In: D. Ross, D. Spurrett, H. Kincaid & L. Stephens (eds). Distributed Cognition and the Will. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [Details]
(2005)'Chalmers's naturalistic dualism: A case study in the irrelevance of the mind-body problem to the scientific study of consciousness'
Ross, D. (2005) 'Chalmers's naturalistic dualism: A case study in the irrelevance of the mind-body problem to the scientific study of consciousness' In: C.Erneling, & D. Johnson (eds). The Mind as Scientific Object. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2004)'Law and Economics'
Ross, D. (2004) 'Law and Economics' In: D. Moelendorf & C. Roederer (eds). South African Handbook of Jurisprudence. South Africa: Juta. [Details]
(2004)'The economics of the sub-personal: Two research programs'
Ross, D. (2004) 'The economics of the sub-personal: Two research programs' In: B. Montero & M. White (eds). Economics and the Mind. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. [Details]
(2004)'The WTO, unfair trade and development'
Ross, D. (2004) 'The WTO, unfair trade and development' In: M. Ayogu & D. Ross (eds). Development Dilemmas. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. [Details]
(2002)'Dennettian behavioral explanations and the roles of the social sciences'
Ross, D. (2002) 'Dennettian behavioral explanations and the roles of the social sciences' In: A. Brook & D. Ross (eds). Daniel Dennett. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
(2002)'Dennett’s position in the intellectual world'
Brook, A., & Ross, D. (2002) 'Dennett’s position in the intellectual world' In: A. Brook & D. Ross (eds). Daniel Dennett. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
(2002)'Dennett and the Darwin wars'
Ross, D. (2002) 'Dennett and the Darwin wars' In: A. Brook & D. Ross (eds). Daniel Dennett. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
(2001)'The possibility of economic objectivity'
Ross, D., & Bennett, F. (2001) 'The possibility of economic objectivity' In: U. Mäki (eds). The Economic World View. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
(2000)'The Dennettian stance'
Ross, D. (2000) 'The Dennettian stance' In: D. Ross, D. Thompson & A. Brook (eds). Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press / Bradford. [Details]
(2000)'Rainforest Realism: A Dennettian theory of existence'
Ross, D. (2000) 'Rainforest Realism: A Dennettian theory of existence' In: D. Ross, D. Thompson & A. Brook (eds). Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press / Bradford. [Details]
(1998)'Morality's last chance'
LaCasse, C., & Ross, D. (1998) 'Morality's last chance' In: P. Danielson (eds). Modeling Rationality, Morality and Evolution. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(1997)'Is cognitive science a discipline?'
Ross, D. (1997) 'Is cognitive science a discipline?' In: D. Johnson & C. Ernelling (eds). The Future of the Cognitive Revolution. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Details]
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Edited Books

 YearPublication
(2021)A Modern Guide to Philosophy of Economics
Kincaid, Harold & Ross, Don (Ed.). (2021) A Modern Guide to Philosophy of Economics UK: Elgar. [Details]
(2021)A Modern Guide to Philosophy of Economics
Kincaid, Harold & Ross, Don (Ed.). (2021) A Modern Guide to Philosophy of Economics UK: Elgar. [Details]
(2012)Scientific Metaphysics
Ross, D., J. Ladyman & H. Kincaid (Ed.). (2012) Scientific Metaphysics Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2010)What is Addiction?
Ross, D., H. Kincaid, D. Spurrett & P. Collins (Ed.). (2010) What is Addiction? Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [Details]
(2009)Handbook of the Philosophy of Economics
Kincaid, H., & D. Ross (Ed.). (2009) Handbook of the Philosophy of Economics Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2007)Distributed Cognition and the Will
Ross, D., Spurrett, D., Kincaid, H., & Stephens, L (Ed.). (2007) Distributed Cognition and the Will Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [Details]
(2004)Development Dilemmas: The Methods and Political Ethics of Growth Policy
Ayogu, M., & Ross, D (Ed.). (2004) Development Dilemmas: The Methods and Political Ethics of Growth Policy London: Routledge. [Details]
(2002)Daniel Dennett
Brook, A., & Ross, D (Ed.). (2002) Daniel Dennett Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
(2000)Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment
Ross, D., D. Thompson & A. Brook (Ed.). (2000) Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment Cambridge, MA: MIT Press / Bradford. [Details]
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Peer Reviewed Journals

 YearPublication
(2023)'Ostensive communication, market exchange, mindshaping, and elephants'
Ross, Don (2023) 'Ostensive communication, market exchange, mindshaping, and elephants'. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 46 [DOI] [Details]
(2023)'A flexible, sloppy blob? Ontology, AI, and the role of metaphysics'
Ross, Don (2023) 'A flexible, sloppy blob? Ontology, AI, and the role of metaphysics'. American Philosophical Quarterly, [Details]
(2022)'Endogenous choice of institutional punishment mechanisms to promote social cooperation'
Botelho, Andrea; Harrison, Glenn; Costa Piinto, L.M.; Ross, Don, and Rutström, Elisabet (2022) 'Endogenous choice of institutional punishment mechanisms to promote social cooperation'. Public Choice, [Details]
(2022)'Subjective beliefs and economic preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic'
Harrison, Glenn; Hofmeyr, André; Kincaid, Harold; Monroe, Brian, Ross, Don; Schneider, Mark, and Swarthout, Todd (2022) 'Subjective beliefs and economic preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic'. Experimental Economics, [Details]
(2022)'Economics is converging with sociology but not with psychology'
Ross, Don (2022) 'Economics is converging with sociology but not with psychology'. Journal of Economic Methodology, [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2021)'Endogenous choice of institutional punishment mechanisms to promote social cooperation'
Botelho, Anabela; Harrison, Glenn W.; Pinto, Lígia M. Costa; Ross, Don; Rutstrom, Elisabet E. (2021) 'Endogenous choice of institutional punishment mechanisms to promote social cooperation'. Public Choice, [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2021)'Looking forward, looking back'
Ross, Don (2021) 'Looking forward, looking back'. Journal of Economic Methodology, [Details]
(2021)'Eliciting Beliefs about COVID-19 Prevalence and Mortality: Epidemiological Models Compared with The Street'
Harrison, Glenn W.; Hofmeyr, Andre; Kincaid, Harold; Monroe, Brian; Ross, Don; Schneider, Mark; Swarthout, J. Todd (2021) 'Eliciting Beliefs about COVID-19 Prevalence and Mortality: Epidemiological Models Compared with The Street'. Methods, 195 :103-112 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2021)'Economic methodology for policy guidance'
Ross, Don (2021) 'Economic methodology for policy guidance'. Journal of Economic Methodology, :1-8   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2021)'Is resolve mainly about resisting hyperbolic discounting?'
Ross Don (2021) 'Is resolve mainly about resisting hyperbolic discounting?'. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 44 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2021)'Economic methodology in 2020: looking forward, looking back'
Ross, Don (2021) 'Economic methodology in 2020: looking forward, looking back'. Journal of Economic Methodology, [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2021)'A case study of an experiment during the COVID-19 pandemic: online elicitation of subjective beliefs and economic preferences'
Harrison, Glenn W.; Hofmeyr, Andre; Kincaid, Harold; Monroe, Brian; Ross, Don; Schneider, Mark; Swarthout, J. Todd (2021) 'A case study of an experiment during the COVID-19 pandemic: online elicitation of subjective beliefs and economic preferences'. Journal Of The Economic Science Association-Jesa, 7 :194-209 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2020)'Addiction is socially engineered exploitation of natural biological vulnerability'
Ross, Don (2020) 'Addiction is socially engineered exploitation of natural biological vulnerability'. Behavioural Brain Research,   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2020)'What science can do for democracy: a complexity science approach'
Eliassi-Rad, Tina; Farrell, Henry; Garcia, David; Lewandowsky, Stephan; Palacios, Patricia; Ross, Don; Sornette, Didier; Thébault, Karim; Wiesner, Karoline (2020) 'What science can do for democracy: a complexity science approach'. Humanities And Social Sciences Communications, 7 (1) [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2020)'Sacha Bourgeois-Gironde, The Mind Under the Axioms'
Ross, Don (2020) 'Sacha Bourgeois-Gironde, The Mind Under the Axioms'. OEconomia, 10 (2):389-396   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2020)'The risk of gambling problems in the general population: A reconsideration'
Harrison, Glenn, Lau, Morton, and Ross, Don (2020) 'The risk of gambling problems in the general population: A reconsideration'. Journal Of Gambling Studies, [Details]
(2019)'The Risk of Gambling Problems in the General Population: A Reconsideration'
Harrison, Glenn W.,Lau, Morten I.,Ross, Don (2019) 'The Risk of Gambling Problems in the General Population: A Reconsideration'. Journal Of Gambling Studies,   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2019)'Empiricism, sciences, and engineering: cognitive science as a zone of integration'
Ross, Don (2019) 'Empiricism, sciences, and engineering: cognitive science as a zone of integration'. Cognitive Processing, 20 (2):261-267   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2019)'Consciousness, language, and the possibility of non-human personhood: reflections on elephants'
Ross, Don (2019) 'Consciousness, language, and the possibility of non-human personhood: reflections on elephants'. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 26 (3-4):227-251 [Full Text] [Details]
(2019)'Special, radical, failure of reduction in psychiatry'
Ross, Don (2019) 'Special, radical, failure of reduction in psychiatry'. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 42   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2018)'Moralization of preferences and conventions and the dynamics of tribal formation'
Ross, Don (2018) 'Moralization of preferences and conventions and the dynamics of tribal formation'. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 41   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2018)'Risk Preferences, Time Preferences, and Smoking Behavior'
Harrison, Glenn W.; Hofmeyr, Andre; Ross, Don; Swarthout, J. Todd (2018) 'Risk Preferences, Time Preferences, and Smoking Behavior'. Southern Economic Journal, 85 (2):313-348   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2018)'Stability of democracies: a complex systems perspective'
Wiesner, K.,Birdi, A.,Eliassi-Rad, T.,Farrell, H.,Garcia, D.,Lewandowsky, S.,Palacios, P.,Ross, D.,Sornette, D.,Thébault, K. (2018) 'Stability of democracies: a complex systems perspective'. European Journal of Physics, 40 (1)   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2017)'The empirical adequacy of cumulative prospect theory and its implications for normative assessment'
Harrison, G., & Ross, D. (2017) 'The empirical adequacy of cumulative prospect theory and its implications for normative assessment'. Journal of Economic Methodology, 25 :150-165 [Details]
(2017)'Varieties of paternalism and the heterogeneity of utility structures'
Harrison, Glenn W.; Ross, Don (2017) 'Varieties of paternalism and the heterogeneity of utility structures'. Journal of Economic Methodology, 25 (1):42-67   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2017)'Small stakes risk aversion in the laboratory: A reconsideration'
Harrison, Glenn W.; Lau, Morten I.; Ross, Don; Swarthout, J. Todd (2017) 'Small stakes risk aversion in the laboratory: A reconsideration'. Economics Letters, 160 :24-28 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2016)'The Psychology of Human Risk Preferences and Vulnerability to Scare-Mongers: Experimental Economic Tools for Hypothesis Formulation and Testing'
Harrison, Glenn W.; Ross, Don (2016) 'The Psychology of Human Risk Preferences and Vulnerability to Scare-Mongers: Experimental Economic Tools for Hypothesis Formulation and Testing'. Journal Of Cognition And Culture, 16 (5):383-414   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2016)'Vikings or Normans? The Radicalism of Naturalized Metaphysics'
Ross, D. (2016) 'Vikings or Normans? The Radicalism of Naturalized Metaphysics'. Metaphysica, 17 :213-227 [Details]
(2015)'First evidence of comorbidty of problem gambling and other psychiatric problems in a representative urban sample of South Africa'
Sharp, C., Dellis, A., Hofmeyr, A., Kincaid, H., & Ross, D. (2015) 'First evidence of comorbidty of problem gambling and other psychiatric problems in a representative urban sample of South Africa'. International Journal of Gambling Studies, 31 :679-694 [Details]
(2014)'Psychological versus economic models of bounded rationality'
Ross, D. (2014) 'Psychological versus economic models of bounded rationality'. Journal of Economic Methodology, 21 :411-427 [Details]
(2013)'Criterion-related and construct validity of the Problem Gambling Severity Index in a sample of South African Gamblers'
Dellis, A., Sharp, C., Hofmeyr, A., Schwardmann, P., Spurrett, D., Rousseau, J., & Ross, D. (2013) 'Criterion-related and construct validity of the Problem Gambling Severity Index in a sample of South African Gamblers'. South African Journal of Psychology, (44):243-257 [Details]
(2013)'Gambling participation and problem gambling severity among rural and peri-urban poor South African adults in KwaZulu-Natal'
Dellis, A., Spurrett, D., Hofmeyr, A., Sharp, C., & Ross, D. (2013) 'Gambling participation and problem gambling severity among rural and peri-urban poor South African adults in KwaZulu-Natal'. International Journal of Gambling Studies, 29 :417-433 [Details]
(2013)'A taxometric analysis of the performance of the Problem Gambling Severity Index in a South African national urban prevalence sample'
Kincaid, H., Daniels, E., Dellis, A., Hofmeyr, A., Rousseau, J., Sharp, C. & Ross, D. (2013) 'A taxometric analysis of the performance of the Problem Gambling Severity Index in a South African national urban prevalence sample'. International Journal of Gambling Studies, 29 :377-392 [Details]
(2012)'What can economics contribute to the study of human evolution?'
Ross, D. (2012) 'What can economics contribute to the study of human evolution?'. Biology & Philosophy, 27 :287-297 [Details]
(2012)'Notes on coordination, game theory, and the evolutionary basis of language'
Ross, D. (2012) 'Notes on coordination, game theory, and the evolutionary basis of language'. Interaction Studies, 13 :50-65 [Details]
(2012)'An item response theory analysis of the Problem Gambling Severity Index'
Sharp, C., Steinberg, L., Yaroslavsky, I., Hofmeyr, A., Dellis, A., Ross, D., & Kincaid, H. (2012) 'An item response theory analysis of the Problem Gambling Severity Index'. Assessment, (19):167-175 [Details]
(2011)'Estranged parents and a schizophrenic child: choice in economics, psychology and neuroeconomics'
Ross, D. (2011) 'Estranged parents and a schizophrenic child: choice in economics, psychology and neuroeconomics'. Journal of Economic Methodology, 18 :215-229 [Details]
(2011)'Social discounting and externalizing behavior problems in boys'
Sharp, C., Barr, G., Ross, D., Bhimani, R., Ha, C., & Vuchinich, R. (2011) 'Social discounting and externalizing behavior problems in boys'. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 25 :239-247 [Details]
(2010)'Should the financial crisis inspire normative revision?'
Ross, D. (2010) 'Should the financial crisis inspire normative revision?'. Journal of Economic Methodology, 17 :399-418 [Details]
(2010)'The relationship between addiction and reward bundling: An experiment comparing smokers and non-smokers'
ofmeyr, A., Ainslie, G., Charlton, R., & Ross, D. (2010) 'The relationship between addiction and reward bundling: An experiment comparing smokers and non-smokers'. Addiction (Abingdon, England), (106):402-409 [Details]
(2010)'The methodologies of neuroeconomics'
Harrison, G., & Ross, D. (2010) 'The methodologies of neuroeconomics'. Journal of Economic Methodology, 17 :185-196 [Details]
(2009)'Ontic structural realism and economics'
Ross, D. (2009) 'Ontic structural realism and economics'. Philosophy of Science, (75):732-743 [Details]
(2009)'Reply to Hands: On the Robbins-Samuelson argument pattern'
Ross, D. (2009) 'Reply to Hands: On the Robbins-Samuelson argument pattern'. The European Journal of The History of Economic Thought, (31):93-103 [Details]
(2008)'Classical game theory, socialization and the rationalization of conventions'
Ross, D. (2008) 'Classical game theory, socialization and the rationalization of conventions'. Topoi: An International Review of Philosophy, (27):57-72 [Details]
(2008)'Two styles of neuroeconomics'
Ross, D. (2008) 'Two styles of neuroeconomics'. Economics and Philosophy, (24):473-483 [Details]
(2008)'Economics, cognitive science and social cognition'
Ross, D. (2008) 'Economics, cognitive science and social cognition'. Journal of Cognitive Systems Research, 9 :125-135 [Details]
(2008)'Reply to critics: Economists, philosophers and rival mythologies'
Ross, D. (2008) 'Reply to critics: Economists, philosophers and rival mythologies'. Journal of Economic Methodology, 15 :308-312 [Details]
(2007)'On notions of cause: Russell’s thesis revisited'
Ross, D., & Spurrett, D. (2007) 'On notions of cause: Russell’s thesis revisited'. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, (58):45-76 [Details]
(2007)'Game theory as mathematics for biology'
Ross, D. (2007) 'Game theory as mathematics for biology'. Biological Theory, 2 :104-107 [Details]
(2007)'Game theory in evolution and development: Prospects for deeper use'
Ross, D. (2007) 'Game theory in evolution and development: Prospects for deeper use'. Biological Theory, 1 :31-32 [Details]
(2007)'H. sapiens as ecologically special: What does language contribute?'
Ross, D. (2007) 'H. sapiens as ecologically special: What does language contribute?'. Language Sciences, 29 :710-731 [Details]
(2006)'Evolutionary game theory and the normative theory of institutional design: Binmore and behavioral economics'
Ross, D. (2006) 'Evolutionary game theory and the normative theory of institutional design: Binmore and behavioral economics'. Politics, Philosophy and Economics, (5):51-75 [Details]
(2006)'Group doxastic rationality need not supervene on individual rationality'
Ross, D. (2006) 'Group doxastic rationality need not supervene on individual rationality'. The Southern Journal of Philosophy, (44):106-118 [Details]
(2006)'The economics and evolution of selves'
Ross, D. (2006) 'The economics and evolution of selves'. Journal of Cognitive Systems Research, 7 :246-258 [Details]
(2005)'Models back in the bunk'
Ross, D. (2005) 'Models back in the bunk'. Journal of Economic Methodology, 12 :599-621 [Details]
(2004)'The cognitive and behavioral sciences: Real patterns, real causes, real unity but no supervenience'
Ross, D., & Spurrett, D. (2004) 'The cognitive and behavioral sciences: Real patterns, real causes, real unity but no supervenience'. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, (27):637-647 [Details]
(2004)'Meta-linguistic signalling for coordination amongst social agents'
Ross, D. (2004) 'Meta-linguistic signalling for coordination amongst social agents'. Language Sciences, 26 :621-642 [Details]
(2004)'Sincerity is just consistency: Reply to Frank'
Ross, D., & Dumouchel, P. (2004) 'Sincerity is just consistency: Reply to Frank'. Rationality and Society, 16 :307-318 [Details]
(2004)'Emotions as strategic signals'
Ross, D., & Dumouchel, P. (2004) 'Emotions as strategic signals'. Rationality and Society, 16 :251-286 [Details]
(2004)'What to say to a skeptical metaphysician: A defence manual for cognitive and behavioral scientists'
Ross, D., & Spurrett, D. (2004) 'What to say to a skeptical metaphysician: A defence manual for cognitive and behavioral scientists'. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, (27):603-647 [Details]
(2003)'L’étude de tout, par tous les moyens’ (Étude critique)'
Ross, D. (2003) 'L’étude de tout, par tous les moyens’ (Étude critique)'. Revue Philosophique De La France Et De L Etranger, 30 :245-262 [Details]
(2003)'Learning, cognition and ideology'
Ross, D. (2003) 'Learning, cognition and ideology'. South African Journal of Philosophy, 22 :139-156 [Details]
(2002)'The 1998-2001 legal struggle between the South African government and the international pharmaceutical industry: A game-theoretic analysis'
Cleary, S., & Ross, D, (2002) 'The 1998-2001 legal struggle between the South African government and the international pharmaceutical industry: A game-theoretic analysis'. The Journal of social, political, and economic studies, (27):445-494 [Details]
(2002)'Why people are atypical agents'
Ross, D. (2002) 'Why people are atypical agents'. Philosophical Papers, 31 :87-116 [Details]
(2001)'Bargaining for truth and amnesty in South Africa: A game-theoretic analysis'
Duffy, J., & Ross, D. (2001) 'Bargaining for truth and amnesty in South Africa: A game-theoretic analysis'. South African Journal of Philosophy, 20 :66-89 [Details]
(2001)'Problems of a war correspondent. (Critical Notice)'
Ross, D. (2001) 'Problems of a war correspondent. (Critical Notice)'. Biology & Philosophy, 16 :251-260 [Details]
(1999)'Folk theories, models and economic reality: A reply to Williams'
Ross, D. (1999) 'Folk theories, models and economic reality: A reply to Williams'. South African Journal of Philosophy, 18 :247-257 [Details]
(1998)'Internal recurrence. (Critical Notice)'
Ross, D. (1998) 'Internal recurrence. (Critical Notice)'. Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review, 37 :155-161 [Details]
(1997)'Externalism for everybody'
Ross, D. (1997) 'Externalism for everybody'. Canadian Journal of Philosophy, (27):271-284 [Details]
(1996)'Conceptual revolutions? How not to naturalize the philosophy of science'
Ross, D. (1996) 'Conceptual revolutions? How not to naturalize the philosophy of science'. Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review, 35 :147-154 [Details]
(1996)'La philosophie de la science en fin de régime'
Ross, D. (1996) 'La philosophie de la science en fin de régime'. Revue Philosophique De La France Et De L Etranger, 23 :204-210 [Details]
(1995)'Toward a new philosophy of positive economics'
Ross, D., & LaCasse, C (1995) 'Toward a new philosophy of positive economics'. Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review, 35 :1-27 [Details]
(1995)'Minimal strong functionalism'
Ross, D. (1995) 'Minimal strong functionalism'. Journal of Philosophical Research, 20 :237-268 [Details]
(1994)'The microeconomic interpretation of games'
LaCasse, C. & Ross, D. (1994) 'The microeconomic interpretation of games'. Philosophy of Science, Biennial Volume 1994, v. 1 :379-387 [Details]
(1994)'Instrumental realism and the idea of embodied knowledge'
Ross, D. (1994) 'Instrumental realism and the idea of embodied knowledge'. Research in Philosophy and Technology, 14 :251-269 [Details]
(1994)'Information and teleosemantics'
Ross, D., & Zawidzki, T. (1994) 'Information and teleosemantics'. The Southern Journal of Philosophy, (32):393-419 [Details]
(1994)'Dennett's conceptual reform'
Ross, D. (1994) 'Dennett's conceptual reform'. Behavior and Philosophy, 22 :41-52 [Details]
(1994)'Real patterns and the ontological foundations of microeconomics'
Ross, D. (1994) 'Real patterns and the ontological foundations of microeconomics'. Economics and Philosophy, 11 :113-136 [Details]
(1993)'Quining qualia Quine's Way'
Ross, D. (1993) 'Quining qualia Quine's Way'. Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review, 32 :439-459 [Details]
(1991)'Hume, resemblance and the foundations of psychology'
Ross, D. (1991) 'Hume, resemblance and the foundations of psychology'. History of Philosophy Quarterly, 8 :343-356 [Details]
(1991)'Reply to Norman: Has rational economic man a heart?'
LaCasse, C. & Ross, D. (1991) 'Reply to Norman: Has rational economic man a heart?'. Eidos, 8 :235-246 [Details]
(1990)'Against positing central systems in the mind'
Ross, D. (1990) 'Against positing central systems in the mind'. Philosophy of Science, 57 :297-312 [Details]
(1986)'Stich, Fodor and the status of belief'
Ross, D. (1986) 'Stich, Fodor and the status of belief'. Eidos, (5):119-141 [Details]
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Other Journals

 YearPublication
(2014)'Economics is all over the map (peer commentary)'
Ross, D. (2014) 'Economics is all over the map (peer commentary)' Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 37 :98-99. [Details]
(2013)'Quantum probability, choice in large worlds, and the statistical structure of reality (peer commentary)'
Ross, D., & Ladyman, J. (2013) 'Quantum probability, choice in large worlds, and the statistical structure of reality (peer commentary)' Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 36 :305-306. [Details]
(2013)'Action-oriented predictive processing and the neuroeconomics of sub-cognitive reward (peer commentary)'
Ross, D. (2013) 'Action-oriented predictive processing and the neuroeconomics of sub-cognitive reward (peer commentary)' Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 36 :225-226. [Details]
(2012)'Special human vulnerability to low-cost collective punishment (peer commentary)'
Ross, D. (2012) 'Special human vulnerability to low-cost collective punishment (peer commentary)' Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 35 :37-38. [Details]
(2010)'Some mental disorders are based on networks, others on latent variables (peer commentary)'
Ross, D. (2010) 'Some mental disorders are based on networks, others on latent variables (peer commentary)' Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 33 :166-167. [Details]
(2008)'Timing models of reward learning and core addictive processes in the brain (peer commentary)'
Ross, D. (2008) 'Timing models of reward learning and core addictive processes in the brain (peer commentary)' Behavioural and Brain Sciences, 31 :457-458. [Details]
(2006)'Evolutionary psychology and functionally empty metaphors (peer commentary)'
Ross, D., & Spurrett, D. (2006) 'Evolutionary psychology and functionally empty metaphors (peer commentary)' Behavioural and Brain Sciences, 29 :192-193. [Details]
(2005)'Behavioral (pico)economics and the brain sciences (peer commentary)'
Ross, D., & Spurrett, D. (2005) 'Behavioral (pico)economics and the brain sciences (peer commentary)' Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 28 :659-660. [Details]
(2005)'Distinctive human social motivations in a game-theoretic framework (peer commentary)'
Ross, D. (2005) 'Distinctive human social motivations in a game-theoretic framework (peer commentary)' Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 28 :716-716. [Details]
(2001)'The game-theoretic innocence of experimental behavioral psychology (peer commentary)'
Ross, D. (2001) 'The game-theoretic innocence of experimental behavioral psychology (peer commentary)' Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 24 :426-427. [Details]
(1999)'Philosophy of science at the turn of the millenium: An overview'
Ross, D. (1999) 'Philosophy of science at the turn of the millenium: An overview' South African Journal of Philosophy, 18 :91-99. [Details]
(1996)'Reply to Thagard'
Ross, D. (1996) 'Reply to Thagard' Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review, 35 :161-163. [Details]
(1993)'Qualia and materialism: Introduction'
Ross, D., & Thorp, J (1993) 'Qualia and materialism: Introduction' Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review, 32 :435-438. [Details]
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Conference Publications

 YearPublication
(2018)37th Annual Southern African Transport Conference (SATC 2018)
Ross, D. & Townshend, M. (2018) An economics-based road classification system for South Africa 37th Annual Southern African Transport Conference (SATC 2018) Pretoria, South Africa, , 09-JUL-18 - 12-JUL-18 , pp.11-21 [Full Text] [Details]
(2018)37th Annual Southern African Transport Conference (SATC 2018)
Ross, D. & Townshend, M. (2018) The economic importance of an optimal road investment policy in South Africa 37th Annual Southern African Transport Conference (SATC 2018) Pretoria, South Africa, , 09-JUL-18 - 12-JUL-18 , pp.329-339 [Full Text] [Details]
(2009)Lionel Robbins’s Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science. Proceedings of the 75th Anniversary Conference
Ross, D. (2009) Robbins, positivism and the demarcation of economics from psychology . In: F. Cowell & A, Witztum eds. Lionel Robbins’s Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science. Proceedings of the 75th Anniversary Conference London School of Economics, , pp.120-151 [Details]
(2005)Globalization, Law and Economy / Globalización, Derecho y Economía. Proceedings of the 22nd IVR World Congress
Ross, D. (2005) Poor countries and moral critique of international economic institutions . In: N. López Calera eds. Globalization, Law and Economy / Globalización, Derecho y Economía. Proceedings of the 22nd IVR World Congress , pp.307-321 [Details]
(2001)Symposia of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence
Ross, D., & Dumouchel, P. (2001) Emotions, signalling and strategic coordination Symposia of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence [Details]
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Book Reviews

 YearPublication
(2021)Where economics went wrong.
Ross, D (2021) Where economics went wrong. ABINGDON: Book Reviews [Details]
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Encyclopedia Entries

 YearPublication
(2014)Philosophy of macroeconomics and economic policy.
Ross, D. (2014) Philosophy of macroeconomics and economic policy. Oxford Handbooks Online. Encyclopedia Entries.   [Details]
(2002)The intentional stance.
Ross, D. (2002) The intentional stance. The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science. Encyclopedia Entries. [Details]
(1997)Game Theory.
Ross, D. (1997) Game Theory. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Encyclopedia Entries.   [Details]
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Newsletter

 YearPublication
(2005)Behavioral economics, neuroeconomics and problem gambling.
Ross, D. (2005) Behavioral economics, neuroeconomics and problem gambling. Newsletter [Details]
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Review Articles

 YearPublication
(2007)Game theory as mathematics for biology.
Ross, D. (2007) Game theory as mathematics for biology. Review Articles [Details]
(1991)Review of materials for introducing cognitive science.
Ross, D. (1991) Review of materials for introducing cognitive science. Review Articles [Details]
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Reviews

 YearPublication
(2016)Review of Maurice Lagueux, Rationality and Explanation in Economics.
Ross, D. (2016) Review of Maurice Lagueux, Rationality and Explanation in Economics. Reviews [Details]
(2016)Review of Carsten Herrmann-Pillath, Foundations of Economic Evolution.
Ross, D. (2016) Review of Carsten Herrmann-Pillath, Foundations of Economic Evolution. Reviews [Details]
(2016)Review of Carsten Herrmann-Pillath & Ivan Boldyrev, Hegel, Institutions and Economics.
Ross, D. (2016) Review of Carsten Herrmann-Pillath & Ivan Boldyrev, Hegel, Institutions and Economics. Reviews [Details]
(2012)Review of John Davis, Individuals and Identity in Economics.
Ross, D. (2012) Review of John Davis, Individuals and Identity in Economics. Reviews [Details]
(2011)Review of Paul Glimcher, Foundations of Neuroeconomic Analysis.
Ross, D. (2011) Review of Paul Glimcher, Foundations of Neuroeconomic Analysis. Economic Psychology: Reviews [Details]
(2011)Review of Bardsley et al, Experimental Economics: Re-Thinking the Rules.
Ross, D. (2011) Review of Bardsley et al, Experimental Economics: Re-Thinking the Rules. Reviews [Details]
(2010)Review of David Thompson, Daniel Dennett.
Ross, D. (2010) Review of David Thompson, Daniel Dennett. Reviews [Details]
(2010)Review of Gene Heyman, Addiction: A Disorder of Choice.
Ross, D. (2010) Review of Gene Heyman, Addiction: A Disorder of Choice. Reviews [Details]
(2009)Review of Philip Mirowski, The Effortless Economy of Science?.
Ross, D. (2009) Review of Philip Mirowski, The Effortless Economy of Science?. Reviews [Details]
(2009)Review of Ken Binmore, Rational Decisions.
Ross, D. (2009) Review of Ken Binmore, Rational Decisions. Reviews [Details]
(2009)Review of A. Caplin and A. Schotter, eds., The Methodology of Positive and Normative Economics: A Handbook.
Ross, D. (2009) Review of A. Caplin and A. Schotter, eds., The Methodology of Positive and Normative Economics: A Handbook. Reviews [Details]
(2009)Review of D. Hausman, ed., The Philosophy of Economics, 3rd Edition.
Ross, D. (2009) Review of D. Hausman, ed., The Philosophy of Economics, 3rd Edition. Reviews [Details]
(2009)Review of Vernon Smith, Rationality in Economics.
Ross, D. (2009) Review of Vernon Smith, Rationality in Economics. Reviews [Details]
(2008)Review of Francesco Guala, The Methodology of Experimental Economics.
Ross, D. (2008) Review of Francesco Guala, The Methodology of Experimental Economics. Reviews [Details]
(2007)Review of Peter Hammerstein, ed., Genetic and Evolutionary Origins of Cooperation.
Ross, D. (2007) Review of Peter Hammerstein, ed., Genetic and Evolutionary Origins of Cooperation. Reviews [Details]
(2005)Review of Uskali Mäki, Fact and Fiction in Economics.
Ross, D. (2005) Review of Uskali Mäki, Fact and Fiction in Economics. Reviews [Details]
(2000)Review of Stephen R.L. Clark, The Political Animal.
Ross, D. (2000) Review of Stephen R.L. Clark, The Political Animal. Reviews [Details]
(1999)Review of Norton Nelkin, Consciousness and the Origins of Thought.
Ross, D. (1999) Review of Norton Nelkin, Consciousness and the Origins of Thought. Reviews [Details]
(1998)Review of Mark Addleson, Equilibrium Versus Understanding.
Ross, D. (1998) Review of Mark Addleson, Equilibrium Versus Understanding. Reviews [Details]
(1997)Review of E. Savellos and U. Yalcin, eds., Supervenience: New Essays.
Ross, D. (1997) Review of E. Savellos and U. Yalcin, eds., Supervenience: New Essays. Reviews [Details]
(1997)Review of Michel Seymour, Pensée, langage et communauté.
Ross, D. (1997) Review of Michel Seymour, Pensée, langage et communauté. Reviews [Details]
(1995)Review of Jack Copeland, Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction.
Ross, D. (1995) Review of Jack Copeland, Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction. Reviews [Details]
(1995)Review of Stephen Fox, Big Leagues: Professional Baseball, Football and Basketball in National Memory.
Ross, D. (1995) Review of Stephen Fox, Big Leagues: Professional Baseball, Football and Basketball in National Memory. Reviews [Details]
(1994)Review of Paul Zingg, Harry Hooper: An American Baseball Life.
Ross, D. (1994) Review of Paul Zingg, Harry Hooper: An American Baseball Life. Reviews [Details]
(1994)Review of Leslie Burkholder, ed., Philosophy and the Computer.
Ross, D. (1994) Review of Leslie Burkholder, ed., Philosophy and the Computer. Reviews [Details]
(1990)Review of Paul Thagard, Computational Philosophy of Science.
Ross, D. (1990) Review of Paul Thagard, Computational Philosophy of Science. Reviews [Details]
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Research Report

 YearPublication
(2015)Can South African road authorities satisfy constitutionally protected basic access needs without sacrificing economic growth?.
Ross, D., & Townshend, M. (2015) Can South African road authorities satisfy constitutionally protected basic access needs without sacrificing economic growth?. Johannesburg: Research Report [Details]
(2007)Choosing road surfaces: Bitumen, gravel and the price of petrol.
Ross, D. (2007) Choosing road surfaces: Bitumen, gravel and the price of petrol. Research Report [Details]
(2005)On getting our money’s worth from infrastructure spending.
Ross, D. (2005) On getting our money’s worth from infrastructure spending. Research Report [Details]
(2005)A road is all you need: Development progress in Kwangwanase, KZN.
Ross, D., Muradzikwa, S., & Cronje, P. (2005) A road is all you need: Development progress in Kwangwanase, KZN. Research Report [Details]
(1996)Connectionism for Cognitive Scientists.
Ross, D,. & Brook. A., (1996) Connectionism for Cognitive Scientists. Research Report [Details]
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Professional Activities

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Employment

 EmployerPositionFrom / To
Center for Economic Analysis of Risk J. Mack Robinson School of Business Georgia State University Program Director (Methodology)01-JAN-10 /
School of Economics, University of Cape Town Professor01-JAN-01 /
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Professional Associations

 AssociationFunctionFrom / To
Economic Society of South Africa Economics/
American Economic Association Economics/
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Education

 YearInstitutionQualificationSubject
1990University of Western Ontario PhD-
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Journal Activities

 JournalRoleTo / From
Cognitive Processing Editor01-JAN-14 -
Journal Of Bioeconomics Member of Editorial Board-
Biological Theory Member of Editorial Board-
Journal Of Economic Methodology Member of Editorial Board-
American Association For The Advancement Of Science Referee-
European Journal Of Comparative Economics Referee-
Journal Of African Finance And Economic Development Referee-
Journal Of Medicine And Medical Sciences Referee-
Oeconomica Referee-
Philosophy Of The Social Sciences Referee-
Rationality And Society Referee-
Theory And Decision Referee-
Biology & Philosophy Referee-
Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review Referee-
Eastern Economic Journal Referee-
European Management Review Referee-
Hopos: Journal Of The International Society For History Of Philosophy Of Science Referee-
Journal Of Economic Behavior And Organisation Referee-
Journal Of Economic Methodology Referee-
Neuroscience, Psychology & Economics Referee-
Philosophical Papers Referee-
Rationality And Society Referee-
Review Of Social Economy Referee-
South African Journal Of Economics Referee-
Telecommunications Policy Referee-
Biological Psychiatry Referee-
British Journal For The Philosophy Of Science Referee-
Cognitive Systems Research Referee-
Erkenntnis Referee-
Journal Of Development Economics Referee-
Journal Of Philosophical Research Referee-
Lekton Referee-
Addiction (Abingdon, England) Referee-
Addiction Research & Theory Referee-
Australasian Journal Of Philosophy Referee-
Behavioral And Brain Sciences Referee-
British Journal Of Psychiatry Referee-
Canadian Journal Of Philosophy Referee-
Cognitive Processing Referee-
Connection Science Referee-
Economics And Philosophy Referee-
Inquiry-An Interdisciplinary Journal Of Philosophy Referee-
International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health Referee-
Journal Of Medical Ethics Referee-
African Journal Of Medicine And Medical Sciences Referee-
Minds And Machines Referee-
Neuroscience Research Referee-
Politics, Philosophy And Economics Referee-
Synthese Referee-
South African Journal Of Philosophy Referee-
Unlv Gaming Research And Review Referee-
Nous Referee-
Philosophy Of Science Referee-
Erasmus Journal Of Philosophy Of Economics Referee-
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Conference Contributions

 YearPublication
(2017)Prospect Theory as a Model of Risky Choice: Descriptive and Normative Assessments,
Ross, D. (2017) Organizer of workshop. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Prospect Theory as a Model of Risky Choice: Descriptive and Normative Assessments, University College Cork, Ireland . [Details]
(2017)Workshop on Distributed Agency,
Ross, D. (2017) Representative agency and plasticity are the same principle from two angles, in brains and in societies. [Invited Oral Presentation], Workshop on Distributed Agency, King’s College London . [Details]
(2017)International Road Federation (IRF) World Road Meeting,
Ross, D., & Townshend, M. (2017) Cost-effective provision of low-volume roads in South Africa. [Oral Presentation], International Road Federation (IRF) World Road Meeting, Delhi, India . [Details]
(2017)Annual Meetings of the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (2017) Addicts and elephants: Two varieties of diminished persons. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association, Kansas City . [Details]
(2017)Prospect Theory as a Model of Risky Choice: Descriptive and Normative Assessments,
Ross, D. (2017) The behavioural welfare project. [Oral Presentation], Prospect Theory as a Model of Risky Choice: Descriptive and Normative Assessments, University College Cork, Ireland . [Details]
(2017)Annual Meetings of the Irish Philosophy Club,
Ross, D. (2017) The Neglected Philosophy of Macroeconomics. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Irish Philosophy Club, Donegal, Ireland . [Details]
(2017)When Experts Disagree,
Ross, D. (2017) Why economists are most trustworthy when the general public isn’t watching. [Invited Oral Presentation], When Experts Disagree, University College Dublin, Ireland . [Details]
(2017)Designed Mind Conference,
Ross, D. (2017) Are elephants diminished persons?. [Oral Presentation], Designed Mind Conference, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Scotland . [Details]
(2017)Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association,
Ross, D., & Harrison, G. (2017) Varieties of Paternalism and the Heterogeneity of Utility Structures. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association, Chicago . [Details]
(2017)International Road Federation (IRF) World Road Meeting,
Ross, D., & Townshend, M. (2017) Data-driven prioritization of road maintenance activities. [Oral Presentation], International Road Federation (IRF) World Road Meeting, Delhi, India . [Details]
(2017)European Philosophy of Science Association,
Ross, D., & Harrison, G. (2017) The empirical adequacy of cumulative prospect theory and its implications for normative assessment. [Oral Presentation], European Philosophy of Science Association, Exeter, UK . [Details]
(2017)13th Conference of the International Network for Economic Methodology,
Ross, D., Ainslie, G., Harrison, G., Lau, M., Schuhr, A., & Swarthout, J.T. (2017) Do people bundle sequences of choices?. [Oral Presentation], 13th Conference of the International Network for Economic Methodology, San Sebastian, Spain . [Details]
(2017)CEAR Conference on Risk and Risky Behavior,
Ross, D., Harrison, G., Lau, M., & Jessen, L. (2017) Disordered gambling prevalence: Methodological innovations in a general Danish population survey. [Oral Presentation], CEAR Conference on Risk and Risky Behavior, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark . [Details]
(2017)Economics and/or Psychology? Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Behavioural Economics,
Ross, D., & Harrison, G. (2017) The empirical adequacy of cumulative prospect theory and its implications for normative assessment. [Oral Presentation], Economics and/or Psychology? Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Behavioural Economics, University of Helsinki, Finland . [Details]
(2016)Annual Meetings of the Northeastern Evolutionary Psychology Society,
Ross, D. (2016) Eliciting and estimating heterogeneous risk preference structures. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Northeastern Evolutionary Psychology Society, St Mary’s University, Halifax, Canada . [Details]
(2016)9th Annual Scientific Baltic Business Management Conference, ‘Challenges of Business Sustainability in the Digital Age’,
Ross, D. (2016) Establishing sustainable business niches through data harvesting and analysis and individualized customer ecologies. [Plenary Lecture], 9th Annual Scientific Baltic Business Management Conference, ‘Challenges of Business Sustainability in the Digital Age’, Riga, Latvia . [Details]
(2016)Conditional Games and Team Reasoning,
Ross, D. (2016) Organizer of workshop. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Conditional Games and Team Reasoning, Rome . [Details]
(2016)CEAR Workshop on Conditional Game Theory and Team Reasoning,
Ross, D. (2016) Conditional Game Theory’s Next Challenges: Teams, Risk, and Heterogeneity. [Invited Oral Presentation], CEAR Workshop on Conditional Game Theory and Team Reasoning, Rome, Italy . [Details]
(2016)16th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking,
Ross, D., & Lau, M. (2016) Gambling Problems in the General Danish Population: Survey Evidence. [Oral Presentation], 16th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, Las Vegas . [Details]
(2016)(YSI) Plenary: Piecing Together a Paradigm,
Ross, D. (2016) Fast and Slow Critiques: Popular Versus Professional Philosophy of Economics. [Invited Oral Presentation], (YSI) Plenary: Piecing Together a Paradigm, Budapest, Hungary . [Details]
(2016)Workshop on Cooperation and Self Control,
Ross, D. (2016) Picoeconomics and Social Coordination. [Oral Presentation], Workshop on Cooperation and Self Control, King’s College, London . [Details]
(2015)PPE Programme staff and student seminar,
Ross, D. (2015) The social philosophy of addiction in light of economics. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], PPE Programme staff and student seminar, Australian National University, Canberra . [Details]
(2015)Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association,
Ross, D. (2015) Economics as a distinctive province of the life sciences. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association, Boston . [Details]
(2015)Workshop on Agent-Based Models of Bounded Rationality,
Ross, D. (2015) Modeling aggregations and interactions of boundedly rational agents: Lessons from economics. [Keynote Speaker], Workshop on Agent-Based Models of Bounded Rationality, University of Southern Denmark . [Details]
(2015)12th Conference of the International Network for Economic Methodology (INEM),
Ross, D. (2015) Chair of Organizing Committee. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], 12th Conference of the International Network for Economic Methodology (INEM), Cape Town, South Africa . [Details]
(2015)Empirical Philosophy Workshop,
Ross, D. (2015) The neglected philosophy of macroeconomics. [Invited Oral Presentation], Empirical Philosophy Workshop, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand . [Details]
(2015)CINCH / CEAR Workshop on Experimental and Behavioral Health Economics,
Ross, D., Harrison, G. & Hofmeyr, A. (2015) Risk preferences, time preferences, and smoking. [Invited Oral Presentation], CINCH / CEAR Workshop on Experimental and Behavioral Health Economics, Essen, Germany . [Details]
(2014)First Economic Theory Workshop, Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA),
Ross, D. (2014) Psychological versus economic models of bounded rationality. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], First Economic Theory Workshop, Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town, South Africa . [Details]
(2014)New Thinking About Scientific Realism,
Ross, D. (2014) The neglected philosophy of macroeconomics. [Invited Oral Presentation], New Thinking About Scientific Realism, Cape Town, South Africa . [Details]
(2014)Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association,
Ross, D. (2014) Economics and science: Reflections on Leamer’s reflections. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association, Philadelphia . [Details]
(2014)CEAR / RUBEN Workshop on the Economics of Gambling and Risk,
Ross, D. (2014) Gambling behaviour in a Cape Town township. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], CEAR / RUBEN Workshop on the Economics of Gambling and Risk, University of Cape Town . [Details]
(2014)The Economics of Gambling II,
Ross, D. (2014) Organizer of workshop. [Conference Organising Committee Member], The Economics of Gambling II, University of Cape Town . [Details]
(2013)15th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking,
Ross, D. (2013) The National Longitudinal Study of Gambling Behaviour (NLSGB): Preliminary results. [Oral Presentation], 15th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, Las Vegas . [Details]
(2013)Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Ross, D. (2013) Alternative modelling frameworks for self-sculpting games. [Oral Presentation], Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington . [Details]
(2013)The Economics of Gambling,
Ross, D. (2013) Organizer of workshop. [Conference Organising Committee Member], The Economics of Gambling, Center for Economic Analysis of Risk, Georgia State University . [Details]
(2013)Biennial Meetings of the International Network for Economic Methodology,,
Ross, D. (2013) Social foundations of consistent preferences: philosophical and neural learning background, and an experiment on a breakdown. [Oral Presentation], Biennial Meetings of the International Network for Economic Methodology,, Rotterdam, Netherlands . [Details]
(2013)Workshop on Philosophy of Science,
Ross, D. (2013) Modality for naturalists. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Workshop on Philosophy of Science, University of Johannesburg . [Details]
(2012)21st Annual Meeting of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology,
Ross, D. (2012) Inconsistent risky choice in South African community samples. [Invited Oral Presentation], 21st Annual Meeting of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa . [Details]
(2012)Gambling and Risk,
Ross, D. (2012) Co-organizer of workshop. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Gambling and Risk, Center for Economic Analysis of Risk, Georgia State University . [Details]
(2012)10th Conference of the International Network for Economic Methodology,
Ross, D. (2012) The role of background theory in econometric estimation: Defending structuralism. [Oral Presentation], 10th Conference of the International Network for Economic Methodology, St Petersburg, Russia . [Details]
(2012)2012 Annual Convention of the Actuarial Society of South Africa,
Ross, D. (2012) New econometric methods for estimating risk and time preferences based on lottery-choice experiments. [Invited Oral Presentation], 2012 Annual Convention of the Actuarial Society of South Africa, Cape Town . [Details]
(2012)Selfhood, self-representation and agency,
Ross, D. (2012) Social foundations of consistent preferences: philosophical and neural learning background, and an experiment on a breakdown. [Invited Oral Presentation], Selfhood, self-representation and agency, University of Sydney . [Details]
(2011)Agency and Risk,
Ross, D. (2011) Agent-forming dynamics and economic methodology. [Invited Oral Presentation], Agency and Risk, Center for Economic Analysis of Risk, Georgia State University, Atlanta . [Details]
(2011)14th Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science,
Ross, D. (2011) The evolution and strategic dynamics of individualistic norms. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], 14th Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, Nancy, France . [Details]
(2011)Cognitio,
Ross, D. (2011) Sociality, strategic intelligence and selfhood: Insights from equilibrium learning studies. [Invited Oral Presentation], Cognitio, Université du Québec à Montréal . [Details]
(2011)Morality and the Cognitive Sciences,
Ross, D. (2011) The evolution of individualistic norms. [Invited Oral Presentation], Morality and the Cognitive Sciences, Riga . [Details]
(2011)Alberta Gambling Research Institute 11th Annual Conference, “The Causes of Problem Gambling”,
Ross, D. (2011) The South African National Longitudinal Study of Gambling Behaviour. [Invited Oral Presentation], Alberta Gambling Research Institute 11th Annual Conference, “The Causes of Problem Gambling”, Banff, Canada . [Details]
(2011)Agency and Risk in Economics,
Ross, D. (2011) Co-organizer of workshop. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Agency and Risk in Economics, Center for Economic Analysis of Risk, Georgia State University . [Details]
(2011)Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association,
Ross, D. (2011) Disentangling Agent Identities and Consumption Bundles in Dynamic Choices: Motivating Formal Picoeconomics. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association, Denver . [Details]
(2011)At workshop, ‘Naturalized Philosophy’,
Ross, D. (2011) Estranged parents and a schizophrenic child: choice in economics, psychology and neuroeconomics. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], At workshop, ‘Naturalized Philosophy’, University of Tartu, Estonia . [Details]
(2010)11th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction,
Ross, D., Sharp, C., Hofmeyr, A., Dellis, A., Kincaid, H., Rousseau, J., & Ainslie, G. (2010) The comorbidity of gambling problems, anxiety, depression and substance use in a representative urban sample of 3000 South Africans. [Oral Presentation], 11th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction, Las Vegas . [Details]
(2010)Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Social Science,
Ross, D. (2010) Intelligence, Games and Socialization. [Invited Oral Presentation], Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Social Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham . [Details]
(2010)Summer Institute on Bounded Rationality,
Ross, D. (2010) Control of Impulsive and Addictive Choice, Neural Learning, and Ecological Rationality. [Invited Oral Presentation], Summer Institute on Bounded Rationality, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin . [Details]
(2010)Annual Meeting of the International Network for Economic Methodology,
Ross, D. (2010) Estranged Parents and a Schizophrenic Child: Conceptions of Choice in Economics, Psychology and Neuroeconomics. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meeting of the International Network for Economic Methodology, University of Alabama at Birmingham . [Details]
(2010)Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association,
Ross, D. (2010) Comments on Bardsley et al, Experimental Economics. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association, Atlanta . [Details]
(2010)Language as Social Coordination: An Evolutionary Perspective,
Ross, D. (2010) Sociality, Strategic Intelligence and Language as a Coevolutionary Vector; Insights from Studies of Equilibrium Learning. [Invited Oral Presentation], Language as Social Coordination: An Evolutionary Perspective, University of Warsaw . [Details]
(2010)Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association,
Ross, D. (2010) Should the Current Financial Crisis Inspire Normative Revision?. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association, Atlanta . [Details]
(2009)Annual Meetings of the American Philosophical Association Central Division,
Ross, D. (2009) Replies to critics. At ‘Author Meets Critics’ panel on Every Thing Must Go. [Other], Annual Meetings of the American Philosophical Association Central Division, Chicago . [Details]
(2009)Biennial Conference of the Economic Society of South Africa,
Ross, D., & Hofmeyr, A. (2009) The relationship between smoking and reward bundling in a group of South African university students. [Oral Presentation], Biennial Conference of the Economic Society of South Africa, Port Elizabeth . [Details]
(2009)10th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction,
Ross, D., Hofmeyr, A., Dellis, A., Kincaid, H., Rousseau, J., Schuhr, A., Sharp, C., Visser, M., & Vuchinich, R. (2009) Predictors of problem gambling in a developing country: The 2008 South African Urban Prevalence Study. [Oral Presentation], 10th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction, Las Vegas . [Details]
(2009)14th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking,
Ross, D. (2009) The Neuroeconomics of Gambling and Gambling Addiction. [Keynote Speaker], 14th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking, Lake Tahoe . [Details]
(2009)14th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking,
Ross, D. (2009) Results From the 2008 National Urban Prevalence Study. [Invited Oral Presentation], 14th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking, Lake Tahoe . [Details]
(2009)Does Naturalism Exclude Metaphysics?,
Ross, D., & Ladyman, J. (2009) Before and After Science. [Invited Oral Presentation], Does Naturalism Exclude Metaphysics?, University of Alabama at Birmingham . [Details]
(2009)Does Naturalism Exclude Metaphysics?,
Ross, D. (2009) Co-organizer of conference. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Does Naturalism Exclude Metaphysics?, University of Alabama at Birmingham . [Details]
(2009)10th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction,
Ross, D., Dellis, A., Spurrett, D., Hofmeyr, A., Kincaid, H., Rousseau, J., Sharp, C., Visser, M., & Vuchinich R. (2009) Gambling prevalence and severity among rural and peri-urban poor South Africans in KwaZulu-Natal. [Oral Presentation], 10th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction, Las Vegas . [Details]
(2009)New Frontiers in Normative Economics and Policy Advice,
Ross, D. (2009) Should the Current Financial Crisis Inspire Normative Revision?. [Invited Oral Presentation], New Frontiers in Normative Economics and Policy Advice, Freiburg, Germany . [Details]
(2008)2008 Georges Papandreou Lecture,
Ross, D. (2008) The Neuroeconomics of Addiction. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], 2008 Georges Papandreou Lecture, Athens . [Details]
(2008)Seminar for the Department of Economics,
Ross, D. (2008) Classical Game Theory, Socialization, and the Rationalization of Conventions. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Seminar for the Department of Economics, University of Athens . [Details]
(2008)Roundtable on Philosophy and Medicine,
Ross, D. (2008) Syndrome Stabilization in Psychiatry: Pathological Gambling as a Case Study. [Invited Oral Presentation], Roundtable on Philosophy and Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham . [Details]
(2008)Salford Seminar on ‘The Commercial Gambling Industry: What Next?’,
Ross, D. (2008) Re-framing Problem and Pathological Gambling: The New Evidence. [Invited Oral Presentation], Salford Seminar on ‘The Commercial Gambling Industry: What Next?’, London, UK . [Details]
(2008)Annual Meetings of the International Network for Economic Methodology,
Ross, D. (2008) Two Styles of Neuroeconomics. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the International Network for Economic Methodology, Madrid . [Details]
(2008)Neuroeconomics: Hype or Hope?,
Ross, D. (2008) Neuroeconomics as a Genuine Part of Economics. [Invited Oral Presentation], Neuroeconomics: Hype or Hope?, Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics, Rotterdam, Netherlands . [Details]
(2008)Perspectives on Procrastination,
Ross, D. (2008) Economic Models of Procrastination. [Invited Oral Presentation], Perspectives on Procrastination, CUNY Graduate School, New York . [Details]
(2008)Biennial Meetings of the Philosophy of Science Association,
Ross, D. (2008) Syndrome stabilization in psychiatry: Pathological gambling as a case study. [Oral Presentation], Biennial Meetings of the Philosophy of Science Association, Pittsburgh . [Details]
(2008)9th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction,
Ross, D., Dellis, A., Hofmeyr, A., Schwardmann, P., Spurrett, D,. Vuchinich, R., Barr, G., Rousseau, J., & Sharp, C. (2008) The criterion-related and construct validity of the Canadian Problem Gambling Index in a sample of South African gamblers. [Oral Presentation], 9th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction, Las Vegas . [Details]
(2007)La science, un modèle pour la métaphysique?,
Ross, D. (2007) Non-domesticating Metaphysics. [Invited Oral Presentation], La science, un modèle pour la métaphysique?, Université de Paris . [Details]
(2007)What is Addiction?,
Ross, D. (2007) Co-organizer of international conference. [Conference Organising Committee Member], What is Addiction?, University of Alabama at Birmingham . [Details]
(2007)Conference on the 75th Anniversary of Lionel Robbins’s Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science,
Ross, D. (2007) Lionel Robbins and Broad Positivism: All the Philosophy an Economist Needs. [Invited Oral Presentation], Conference on the 75th Anniversary of Lionel Robbins’s Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science, London School of Economics . [Details]
(2007)Annual Meetings of the Southern Economic Association,
Ross, D. (2007) Economic models of pathological gambling. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Southern Economic Association, New Orleans . [Details]
(2007)8th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction,
Ross, D., Hofmeyr, A., Dellis, A., Murrell, B., Barr, G., Vuchinich, R., Sharp, C., Rousseau, J., & Spurrett, D. (2007) Impulsivity, reward discounting and severity of disordered gambling in a South African population. [Oral Presentation], 8th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction, Las Vegas . [Details]
(2007)Annual Meetings of the American Economics Association,
Ross, D. (2007) Institutionally Fostered Economic Agents vs. Team Agents. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the American Economics Association, Chicago . [Details]
(2007)9th Conference on Asphalt Pavements in Southern Africa,
Ross, D., & Field, K. (2007) Economics of Road Surface Choice in the Context of ‘Infrastructure for Development’. [Invited Oral Presentation], 9th Conference on Asphalt Pavements in Southern Africa, Gaborone, Botswana . [Details]
(2007)Frontiers of Psychiatry,
Ross, D. (2007) Neuroeconomics: What is it? Why are we doing it?. [Invited Oral Presentation], Frontiers of Psychiatry, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa . [Details]
(2007)Narrative Alternatives to Theory of Mind,
Ross, D. (2007) Narrated Selves as Coordinating Equilibria in Social Games. [Invited Oral Presentation], Narrative Alternatives to Theory of Mind, University of Hertfordshire, UK . [Details]
(2007)What is Addiction?,
Ross, D. (2007) Economic Models of Impulsivity. [Invited Oral Presentation], What is Addiction?, University of Alabama at Birmingham . [Details]
(2006)The Salford Seminar on Gambling Policy and Regulation,
Ross, D. (2006) Gambling and the Brain. [Invited Oral Presentation], The Salford Seminar on Gambling Policy and Regulation, London, UK . [Details]
(2006)Annual Meetings of the American Philosophical Association Pacific Division,
Ross, D. (2006) Roundtable participant in session on `International Trade and Poverty’. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the American Philosophical Association Pacific Division, Portland, Oregon . [Details]
(2006)The Extended Mind II,
Ross, D. (2006) Extended Reasons, Social Norms and the Multiplicity of Agent Boundaries. [Invited Oral Presentation], The Extended Mind II, University of Hertfordshire, UK . [Details]
(2006)Issues in Philosophy of Economics,
Ross, D. (2006) Co-organizer of international conference. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Issues in Philosophy of Economics, University of Alabama at Birmingham . [Details]
(2006)Workshop on Naturalistic Perspectives on Economic Behavior - Are There Any Normative Correlates?,
Ross, D. (2006) Do Evolutionary-economic Accounts of Norms Imply Quiet Policies?. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Workshop on Naturalistic Perspectives on Economic Behavior - Are There Any Normative Correlates?, Max Planck Institute for Economics, Jena . [Details]
(2006)13th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking,
Ross, D. (2006) Addictive gambling as the basic dopaminergic reward system pathology in general addiction: A neuroeconomic interpretation. [Oral Presentation], 13th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking, Lake Tahoe . [Details]
(2006)Annual Conference on the Philosophy of Science,
Ross, D. (2006) Why There’s No Such Thing as Sex Addiction (and Why It Matters). [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Conference on the Philosophy of Science, Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia . [Details]
(2006)Biennial meetings of the Philosophy of Science Association,
Ross, D. (2006) Ontic Structural Realism and Economics. [Oral Presentation], Biennial meetings of the Philosophy of Science Association, Vancouver . [Details]
(2006)7th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction,
Ross, D., Murrell, B., Spurrett, D., Hofmeyr, A., Dellis, A., Schwardmann, P., Sharp, C., Rousseau, J., & Vuchinich, R. (2006) Problem gambling severity and disposition to bundle rewards in South African gamblers. [Oral Presentation], 7th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction, Las Vegas . [Details]
(2006)Issues in the Philosophy of Economics,
Ross, D. (2006) Extra-personal, Sub-personal and Personal Dynamics in Economics. [Invited Oral Presentation], Issues in the Philosophy of Economics, University of Alabama at Birmingham . [Details]
(2005)Annual Meetings of the American Economics Association,
Ross, D. (2005) The Economics of the Sub-personal: Two Research Programs. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the American Economics Association, Boston . [Details]
(2005)Annual Conference on the Philosophy of Science,
Ross, D. (2005) Modeling the Evolution of Selves. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Conference on the Philosophy of Science, Dubrovnik, Croatia . [Details]
(2005)Conference on `Politics and Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Contemporary Issues’,
Ross, D. (2005) Should developing country governments seek to be ethical in international economic processes?. [Oral Presentation], Conference on `Politics and Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Contemporary Issues’, Gulfport Mississippi . [Details]
(2005)Commercial Gambling: Costs and Benefits,
Ross, D. (2005) Behavioral Economics, Neuroeconomics and Problem Gambling. [Invited Oral Presentation], Commercial Gambling: Costs and Benefits, Livingstone, Zambia . [Details]
(2005)2005 Spindel Conference,
Ross, D. (2005) List and Pettit on Group Agency and Supervenience. [Invited Oral Presentation], 2005 Spindel Conference, University of Memphis . [Details]
(2005)Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa,
Ross, D. (2005) The Principle of Naturalistic Closure. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, Pietermaritzberg, South Africa . [Details]
(2005)Individual Volition and Distributed Cognition: The Second Conference of the Mind and World Working Group,
Ross, D. (2005) The Economic and Evolutionary Basis of Selves. [Invited Oral Presentation], Individual Volition and Distributed Cognition: The Second Conference of the Mind and World Working Group, Birmingham, AL . [Details]
(2005)Individual Volition and Distributed Cognition: The Second Mind and World Working Group Conference,
Ross, D. (2005) Co-organizer of international conference. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Individual Volition and Distributed Cognition: The Second Mind and World Working Group Conference, University of Alabama at Birmingham . [Details]
(2005)22nd IVR World Congress,
Ross, D. (2005) Poor Countries and Moral Critique of International Economic Institutions. [Invited Oral Presentation], 22nd IVR World Congress, Grenada, Spain . [Details]
(2005)Annual Meetings of the Economics Society of Southern Africa,
Ross, D., Spurrett, D., Murrell, B., & McCoy, J. (2005) Preference cyclicity and money pumping in a virtual economy. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Economics Society of Southern Africa, Durban . [Details]
(2005)Annual Meetings of the Eastern Economics Association,
Ross, D. (2005) Should Developing Country Governments Seek to be Ethical in International Economic Processes?. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Eastern Economics Association, New York City . [Details]
(2004)Meaker Fellowship Lecture,
Ross, D. (2004) The WTO, Developing Countries and `Unfair’ Trade. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Meaker Fellowship Lecture, University of Bristol . [Details]
(2004)Collective Intentionality IV,
Ross, D. (2004) The Economic and Evolutionary Basis of Selves. [Oral Presentation], Collective Intentionality IV, Sienna, Italy . [Details]
(2004)Colloquium for Amartya Sen,
Ross, D. (2004) In Defence of Standard Welfare Measurement. [Invited Oral Presentation], Colloquium for Amartya Sen, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa . [Details]
(2004)Conference on Asphalt Pavements South Africa,
Ross, D., Muradzikwa, S., Standish, B., & Cronje, P. (2004) Clustering Infrastructure Development Projects for Optimal Opportunity Value: Examples From Rural KwaZulu-Natal. [Oral Presentation], Conference on Asphalt Pavements South Africa, Pretoria . [Details]
(2003)12th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science,
Ross, D. (2003) Economic Agents as Sub-personal Entities. [Oral Presentation], 12th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, Oviedo, Spain . [Details]
(2003)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (2003) Organizer of symposium, `Structural Realism: Science Without Things,'. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Halifax, Canada . [Details]
(2003)`mind AND world,',
Ross, D. (2003) Externally Anchored Sentiments. [Invited Oral Presentation], `mind AND world,', University of Natal, Durban . [Details]
(2003)Annual Conference on the Philosophy of Science,
Ross, D. (2003) Emotional and Moral Signalling in Evolutionary Games. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Conference on the Philosophy of Science, Dubrovnik, Croatia . [Details]
(2003)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (2003) Informational-topological Foundations for Scientific Metaphysics. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Halifax, Canada . [Details]
(2003)Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa,
Ross, D. (2003) Moralized Preferences. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, Rhodes University, South Africa . [Details]
(2002)Eastern Division Meetings of the American Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (2002) Game Theory and a New Argument for Eliminativism About Rationality. [Oral Presentation], Eastern Division Meetings of the American Philosophical Association, Philadelphia . [Details]
(2002)Causation and Explanation in Natural and Social Sciences, Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science,
Ross, D., & Spurrett, D. (2002) Non-Humean Mental Causation. [Oral Presentation], Causation and Explanation in Natural and Social Sciences, Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science, Ghent University, Belgium . [Details]
(2002)Development Issues in the New Economy,
Ross, D. (2002) Co-organizer of international conference. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Development Issues in the New Economy, University of Cape Town . [Details]
(2002)Annual Spring Colloquium in Philosophy,
Ross, D. (2002) A New - and Much Better - Argument for Eliminativism; and How to Answer It. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Spring Colloquium in Philosophy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa . [Details]
(2002)Annual Conference on the Philosophy of Science,
Ross, D. (2002) Evolutionary Economics, Evolutionary Psychology and Systematic Behavioral Science. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Conference on the Philosophy of Science, Dubrovnik, Croatia . [Details]
(2002)Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa,
Ross, D., & Spurrett, D. (2002) Non-Humean Mental Causation. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, Stellenbosch . [Details]
(2001)Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa,
Ross, D. (2001) Why People are Atypical Agents. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, Durban . [Details]
(2001)Annual Conference on the Philosophy of Science,
Ross, D., & Spurrett, D. (2001) Causal Closure of the Physical and the Dynamics of Intentional Causation. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Conference on the Philosophy of Science, Dubrovnik, Croatia . [Details]
(2001)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (2001) The Study of Everything, By All Means: Fisette and Poirier on the Philosophy of Mind. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Université Laval, Quebec City . [Details]
(2001)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (2001) Why People are Atypical Agents. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Université Laval, Quebec City . [Details]
(2001)Annual Meetings of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence,
Ross, D., & Dumouchel, P. (2001) Emotions, Signalling and Strategic Coordination. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence, North Falmouth, Massachusetts . [Details]
(2000)Rhodes University Spring Colloquium,
Ross, D. (2000) Emotions as Strategic Signals. [Invited Oral Presentation], Rhodes University Spring Colloquium, Rhodes University Spring Colloquium, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa . [Details]
(2000)Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa,
Ross, D. (2000) Bugbears of Globalization: A moral argument, with special reference to South Africa. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, Muldersdrift . [Details]
(2000)The Richard Turner Memorial Lecture,
Ross, D. (2000) Learning, Cognition and Ideology. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], The Richard Turner Memorial Lecture, University of Natal-Durban . [Details]
(2000)Rhodes University Spring Colloquium,
Ross, D. (2000) Game-Theoretic Foundations for the Behavioural Sciences. [Invited Oral Presentation], Rhodes University Spring Colloquium, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa . [Details]
(1999)Cognitive Science Distinguished Lecture,
Ross, D., & Dumouchel, P. (1999) The Role of the Emotions in Bargaining: A Neo-Humean Account. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Cognitive Science Distinguished Lecture, Carleton University, Canada . [Details]
(1999)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (1999) Systems, Models and Explanations in the Special Sciences. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Université du Sherbrooke . [Details]
(1999)Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa,
Ross, D. (1999) Utilitarian Foundations of Marginalism. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, University of the Orange Free State . [Details]
(1999)Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa,
Ross, D. (1999) Utilitarian Foundations of Marginalism. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, University of the Orange Free State . [Details]
(1998)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D., & Marion, M. (1998) Sraffa and Wittgenstein on the Critique of Marginalist Theory and the Foundations of Mathematics. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, University of Ottawa . [Details]
(1998)Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment,
Ross, D. (1998) Rainforest Realism: A Dennettian Theory of Existence. [Invited Oral Presentation], Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment, Memorial University of Newfoundland . [Details]
(1998)Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment,
Ross, D. (1998) Co-organizer of international conference. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment, Memorial University, Canada . [Details]
(1998)World Congress of Philosophy,
Ross, D. (1998) Realism and Isolation in Game Theory: The Problem of Typing Games. [Invited Oral Presentation], World Congress of Philosophy, Boston, MA . [Details]
(1998)Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa,
Ross, D. (1998) Against the Analytic/Continental Distinction: A Tale of Three Myths. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, University of Port Elizabeth . [Details]
(1997)Meetings of the Australasian Association of Philosophy,
Ross, D. (1997) Rainforest Realism. [Oral Presentation], Meetings of the Australasian Association of Philosophy, Auckland, New Zealand . [Details]
(1997)`Induction, Projectibility and Nelson Goodman,',
Ross, D. (1997) Realism and Projectibility. [Invited Oral Presentation], `Induction, Projectibility and Nelson Goodman,', University of Ottawa . [Details]
(1996)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (1996) On Dumouchel's Theory of the Emotions. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Brock University, St. Catherine's, Canada . [Details]
(1996)Connectionism for Cognitive Scientists,
Ross, D. (1996) Co-organizer of international conference. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Connectionism for Cognitive Scientists, Carleton University, Canada . [Details]
(1996)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (1996) Programme Chair. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, St. Catherine's, Canada . [Details]
(1996)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (1996) Rainforest Realism. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Brock University, St. Catherine's, Canada . [Details]
(1995)`Kant, la paix et les nations unies,',
Ross, D. (1995) War as Trade Gone Awry: An Economic Explanation of the Origins of the Second World War. [Invited Oral Presentation], `Kant, la paix et les nations unies,', University of Ottawa . [Details]
(1995)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (1995) The Possibility of Economic Objectivity. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Université du Québec à Montréal . [Details]
(1995)10th World Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science,
Ross, D. (1995) The Possibility of Economic Objectivity. [Oral Presentation], 10th World Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, Florence, Italy . [Details]
(1995)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (1995) Robbins on Economic Causation. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Université du Québec à Montréal . [Details]
(1995)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (1995) Programme Chair. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Montreal, Canada . [Details]
(1994)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D., & LaCasse, C. (1994) Against Normative Interpretation of Game Theory. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Calgary . [Details]
(1994)Meetings of the Philosophy of Science Association,
Ross, D., & LaCasse, C. (1994) The Microeconomic Interpretation of Games. [Oral Presentation], Meetings of the Philosophy of Science Association, New Orleans . [Details]
(1994)Au 62e congrès de l'Association canadienne-française pour l'avancement des sciences,
Ross, D. (1994) La philosophie de la science en fin de regime. [Invited Oral Presentation], Au 62e congrès de l'Association canadienne-française pour l'avancement des sciences, l'Université du Québec à Montréal . [Details]
(1993)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (1993) Organizer of symposium `Philosophy of Microeconomics / Philosophie de la microéconomique. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Carleton University, Ottawa . [Details]
(1993)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (1993) Realist Foundations for Microeconomics. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Carleton University, Ottawa . [Details]
(1993)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science,
Ross, D., & Zawidzki, T. (1993) Information, Intentionality and Natural Selection. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science, Carleton University, Ottawa . [Details]
(1992)Canadian Philosophical Association and the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science,
Ross, D. (1992) Organizer of symposium `Connectionism' held as a Joint Symposium. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Canadian Philosophical Association and the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island . [Details]
(1992)Qualia and Materialism / Les qualia et le matérialisme,
Ross, D. (1992) Co-organizer of conference. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Qualia and Materialism / Les qualia et le matérialisme, University of Ottawa . [Details]
(1992)At symposium Qualia and Materialism / Les qualia et le matérialisme,
Ross, D. (1992) Quining Qualia Quine's Way. [Invited Oral Presentation], At symposium Qualia and Materialism / Les qualia et le matérialisme, University of Ottawa . [Details]
(1992)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (1992) Semantic Interpretation of Hidden Unit Activity in PDP Networks. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Charlottetown, Prince Edward . [Details]
(1991)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (1991) Two Dogmas of Functionalism. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Kingston, Ontario . [Details]
(1991)9th World Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science,
Ross, D. (1991) Engineering, Cognition and the Philosophy of Science. [Oral Presentation], 9th World Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, Uppsala, Sweden . [Details]
(1989)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (1989) Connectionism, GOFAI and Psychological Explanation. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Quebec City, Quebec . [Details]
(1989)Annual Meetings of the Ontario Philosophical Society,
Ross, D. (1989) A Plea for a Naturalized Theory of Action and Practical Reasoning. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Ontario Philosophical Society, Kingston, Ontario . [Details]
(1989)Annual Meetings of the American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division,
Ross, D. (1989) Connectionism, GOFAI and Psychological Explanation (revised version). [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division, Atlanta, Georgia . [Details]
(1988)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (1988) Naturalism, Reliability and the Psychology of Perception. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Windsor, Ontario . [Details]
(1987)Conference on the Philosophy of Mind,
Ross, D. (1987) Against Positing Central Systems in the Mind. [Oral Presentation], Conference on the Philosophy of Mind, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York . [Details]
(1987)Conference on the Future of Philosophy,
Ross, D. (1987) Quine and Future Philosophical Method. [Oral Presentation], Conference on the Future of Philosophy, Brock University, St. Catherines, Ontario . [Details]
(1986)Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association,
Ross, D. (1986) Metaphor and Logical Form. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meetings of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Winnipeg, Manitoba . [Details]
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Consultancy

 ClientDescription
Bureau of Economic Research
Ross, D. Collins, P., Dellis, A., Hofmeyr, A., Kincaid, H., Rousseau, J., Schuhr, A., Sharp, C., Visser, M., & Vuchinich, R. Summary of Basic Data on Cape Town from the National Urban Prevalence Study on Gambling Behaviour.
Investec (Pty.), South Africa
Wolf, G., Hassan, S., Ross, D., & Kantor, B. The Unit Trust and Asset Fund Management Industry in South Africa: Prospects Under the Forthcoming Regulatory Environment.
National Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa
Brink, G., & Ross, D. Comments on Trade Commitment Compatibility and WTO Legality of Possible Industrial Policy Measures to Promote the Competitiveness of South African Processed Fruit Exports.
National Department of Trade and Industry and the South African Fruit and Vegetable Canners Association, South Africa
Schwardmann, P., & Ross, D. Economic Evaluation of Potential Industrial Policy Measures to Expand the Profitability Frontier for South African Packaged Deciduous Fruit Exports.
South African Bitumin and Tar Association
Ross, D. Under-Provision and Under-Capitalization of Road Maintenance, Rehabilitation, Construction and Upgrading in South Africa: Analysis and Measures Toward Improvement.
South African Responsible Gambling Foundation
Ross, D., Spurrett, D., & Vuchinich, R. The Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics of Disordered Gambling: A Policy-Focused Survey of Research.
Southern African Bitumen Association
Ross. D., & Field, K. South African Road Surfacing Policy, International Oil Price Changes, and the Shadow Pricing of Costs and Benefits.
Allan Gray (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town
Harrison, G., Rajaratnum, K., Ross, D., & Strugnell, D., Relationships Between Product Information, Risk Preferences and Retail Investment Portfolio Choices in Cape Town Working Adults.
Berandt, Vukic, Potash and Getz, Attorneys
Harrison, G., & Ross, D. Collecting Societies for Rights to Transmission of Music in Large Retailer’s Outlets in South Africa: An Economic Inquiry.
Berandt, Vukic, Potash and Getz, Attorneys
Ross, D., Scrap metal export restrictions around the world as of 2013: The external context for newly proposed non-automatic licensing measures in South Africa.
Board of Directors of the National Responsible Gambling Programme
Ross, D. Collins, P., Dellis, A., Hofmeyr, A., Kincaid, H., Rousseau, J., Schuhr, A., Sharp, C., Visser, M., & Vuchinich, R. Summary of Basic Data from the National Urban Prevalence Study on Gambling Behaviour.
South African Fruit and Vegetable Canners Association
Schwardmann, P., & Ross, D. How the South African Fruit Canning Industry Can Respond to High Can Prices, a Strong Rand and the Global Economic Crisis: The Possibility of Importing Tinplate.
Government of the Province of Gauteng, South Africa
Ross, D. Collins, P., Dellis, A., Hofmeyr, A., Kincaid, H., Rousseau, J., Schuhr, A., Sharp, C., Visser, M., & Vuchinich, R. Summary of Basic Data on Gauteng Province from the National Urban Prevalence Study on Gambling Behaviour.
National Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa
Ross, D. South Africa’s Fruit Processing Industry: Competitiveness Factors and the Case for Sector-specific Industrial policy Measures.
South African Clothing and Textiles Retailers Association
Edwards, L., Ross, D., & Kantor, B. On the Need for Expert Study of the Economic Consequences of New Import Restrictions on Chinese Clothing and Textiles in South Africa.
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Other Activities

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INVITED TALKS 
  1. Toward a New Philosophy of Positive Economics. With C. LaCasse, to the Department of Philosophy, Université du Québec à Montréal, November 19, 1993.
  2. The Real Objects of Microeconomics. To the Department of Philosophy, University of Waterloo, December 3, 1993.
  3. A Game Theoretic Critique of Economic Contractarianism. To the Department of Philosophy, Université du Québec à Montréal, February 1995.
  4. The Nature of Historical Revisionism: Two Case Studies. To the Department of Philosophy, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, February 1996.
  5. Expunging the Normative: Game-Theoretic Foundations for Positive Economics. To the Department of Economics, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, February 1996.
  6. Distinguishing Amongst Stalin's Terrors. To the Department of History, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, February 1996.
  7. Philosophical Aspects of the Hayek-Keynes Debate on Monetary Policy and Theory, 1925-1937. At the Université du Québec à Montréal, June 1999.
  8. The Monetary Policy Debate in Britain, 1925-37: What Was the Argument About?. To the Department of Economics, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia, September 1999.
  9. Price Buffering and Strategic R&D: Defense Mechanisms for Market Incumbents. With Guy Wolf, to the Faculty of Business and Public Management, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia, September 1999.
  10. The Cognitive Function of Emotions: A Neo-Smithian Account. To the Department of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia, September 1999.
  11. Agency in Economics, Cognitive Science and Game Theory. At the Centre for Applied Ethics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, October 2000.
  12. Game-theoretic Foundations of the Behavioural Sciences. At the Centre for Applied Ethics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, November 2000.
  13. Game Theory and the New Route to Eliminativism About Propositional Attitudes. To the Philosophy Department, Université du Québec à Montréal, November 2001.
  14. Game Theory and the New Route to Eliminativism About Propositional Attitudes. To the Centre for Cognitive Science, Carleton University, November 2001.
  15. Moral Naturalism, Moralized Preferences and Game Determination Problems. To the Department of Philosophy, Duke University, October 2002.
  16. Moralized Preferences. To the Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol, May 2004.
  17. In Defense of Standard Welfare Measurement’. To the School of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology, November 2004.
  18. The Politics of Antiretroviral Access in South Africa. To the Department of Political Studies, London School of Economics, June 2005.
  19. Picoeconomics and Neuroeconomics. A Case Study of their Interaction. To the Department of Economics, University of Stellenbosch (South Africa), August 2007.
  20. Economic Models of Addiction. To the Department of Economics, University of Central Florida, January 2009.
  21. Should the Current Financial Crisis Inspire Normative Revision? To the Departments of Economics and Philosophy, University of Utah, November 2009.
  22. Self-control, Discounting and Reward: Why Picoeconomics is Economics. With G. Ainslie, to the School of Business, Georgia State University, March 2010.
  23. Reward Bundling and Addiction: An Experiment Comparing Smokers and Non-smokers. With A. Hofmeyr, G. Ainslie & R. Charlton, to the School of Business, University of Sydney, November 2010.
  24. Designing Microeconomic Experiments in Addiction. With A. Hofmeyr, to the School of Business, University of Sydney, November 2010.
  25. The Neuroeconomics of Addiction. To the School of Business, University of Sydney, November 2010.
  26. The neuroeconomics of addiction. To the Department of Economics, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, April 2011.
  27. The neuroeconomics of addiction. To the Programme in Neurophilosophy, Georgia State University, April 2012.
  28. Social foundations of consistent preferences: philosophical and neural learning background, and an experiment on a breakdown. To the Department of Philosophy, Australian National University, Canberra, November 2012.
  29. Social foundations of consistent preferences: philosophical and neural learning background, and an experiment on a breakdown. To the Department of Economics, George Mason University, April 2013.
  30. Psychological versus economic models of bounded rationality, to the Economic Science Institute, Chapman University, Orange Country CA, May 2014.
  31. Economists and phobia about scientism, City University of New York, May 2014.
  32. Paternalism, externalism about preferences, and heterogeneity of risk attitudes. To the Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, April 2016. With G. Harrison.
  33. The Neglected Philosophy of Macroeconomics. To the Philosophy Department, University of Bristol, December 2016.

COMMUNITY LECTURES
  1. Prospects for the South African Investment Market: Why the Mug is Half-Full. At the Annual Dinner of the Irish - South African Business Club, Cape Town, April 1999.
  2. World Economic Integration: Prospects for the Next Ten Years. Invited lecture to the Spoornet Seminar, Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa, February 2001.
  3. Evolutionary Psychology and Consciousness. University of Cape Town Summer Lecture Series, January 2002.
  4. How Important is it that the Mind Evolved? Lecture to the Royal Society of South Africa, Cape Town, March 2002.
  5. Beyond Socialism and Capitalism: Unconditional Income, Freedom Maximization and the Southern African Context. Invited public lecture, University of Natal - Durban, October 2002.
  6. Strategic Interactions Among Cultures. University of Cape Town Summer Lecture Series, January 2003. 
  7. Escaping the Tyranny of Obsolete Political Labels. Lecture to the Annual Seminar of the South African Free Market Foundation, Cape Town, October 2003.
  8. Investment Decisions and the Brain. Investec Lecture Series, Cape Town, South Africa, July 2004.
  9. What can Biology Tell Us about Race and Racism? Lecture at Donaldson Penitentiary, Alabama, December 2004.
  10. 2005 Global Economic Politics and the Outlook for South Africa. Public lecture, Cape Town Club, July 2005.
  11. Why Did People Evolve Selves and Personalities? New Horizons Lecture, University of Alabama at Birmingham, March 2006.
  12. The 2008 American Presidential Election: Implications for South Africa. Public lecture, Cape Town Club, May 2008.
  13. The Neuroeconomics of Addiction. To the staff of the Kenilworth Clinic for Substance Abuse, Cape Town, September 2009.
  14. The Six Main Challenges for South Africa’s Next Generation of Leaders. To the Head Office staff of Proctor & Gamble South Africa, Johannesburg, November 2010.
  15. Neuroeconomics for Mass Communicators. The Actuate Lecture, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 2012.
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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

History of economic thought, game theory; industrial organization, general microeconomic theory, trade theory, law and economics, institutional economics; moral psychology; philosophy of science.‍

Recent Postgraduates

 Graduation YearStudent NameInstitutionDegree TypeThesis Title
1997Dr Patricia Ivan University of OttawaDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYFemale circumcision: reasons, rights and relativism
1997Mr Colin Lumb University of Cape TownMASTER OF ARTSMoral responsibility for character
1999Mr Jerrob Duffy University of Cape TownLLMBargaining for truth and reconciliation in South Africa
2000Mr Arend von Wamelin University of Cape TownMBACompetition and pricing strategies in the South African large-bore pipe industry
2001Dr Guy Wolf University of Cape TownMASTER OF ARTSProduct innovation as a static game of incomplete information in a non-Bayesian environment
2001Dr Susan Cleary University of Cape TownMASTER OF ARTShe South African Government, pharmaceutical companies, and access to HIV / AIDS drugs
2001Ms Christiane Steuber University of Cape TownMASTER OF ARTSFreedom and development: The Ukraine as a case study
2002Dr Michael Power University of Cape TownDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYCommoditization and currencies
2003Dr Guy Wolf University of Cape TownDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYTechniques for general modelling of innovation strategies in entrant-incumbent scenarios
2003Dr Karori Mbugua University of Cape TownDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYThe methodology of scientific research programs and the history of causal explanations of human male homosexuality
2008Mr Matthew Breier University of Cape TownMASTER OF ARTSTime, poverty and women’s agency in rural South Africa
2010Dr Tendeukayi Mugadza University of Cape TownDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYOpportunity costs of international trade capacity development in sub-Saharan Africa
2015Dr Andre Hofmeyr University of Cape TownDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYRisk preferences and addiction
2015Dr Alexander Schuhr University of Cape TownDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYRegulation of choice behaviour: An experimental investigation of the hypothesis that people bundle sequences of expected rewards

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