Behavioral economics for dummies

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A guide to the study of how and why you really make financial decisions While classical economics is based on the notion that people act with rational self-interest, many key money decisions-like splurging on an expensive watch-can seem far from rational. The field of behavioral economics sheds light on the many subtle and not-so-subtle factors that contribute to our financial and purchasing choices. And in Behavioral Economics For Dummies, readers will learn how social and psychological factor…

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Full title :Behavioral economics for dummies / by Morris Altman.

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Publication Date:2012.

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Publisher(s):Wiley
Place of Publication:Mississauga, Ont
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

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Includes index.

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Description:1 online resource : : illustrations

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ISBN:9781118089705, 1118089707, 9781118089712, 1118089715, 1118089693, 9781118089699, 1118085035, 9781118085035
oclc:ocn785776729
LC Classification:HB74.P8
Dewey Decimal:330.01/9

pt. 1. Introducing behavioral economics : the science of making real-world choices -- pt. 2. Understanding choice -- pt. 3. Growing the economic pie : the economic importance of ethics, well-being, and culture -- pt. 4. When bubbles and busts and inefficiencies are possible : some behavioral insights into the strange world of economic reality -- pt. 5. The part of tens.

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