"Revised and updated to reflect new economic realities, this is the definitive practical guide to the exciting field of behavioral economics"--Publisher description.
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"Revised and updated to reflect new economic realities, this is the definitive practical guide to the exciting field of behavioral economics"--Publisher description.
"Revised and updated to reflect new economic realities, this is the definitive practical guide to the exciting field of behavioral economics"--Publisher description.
"Gary Belsky and Thomas Gilovich reveal why people spend, invest, save, borrow, and, most important, waste money. They provide fascinating insights into all manner of occurrencestipping, gambling, plane crashes, lotteries, and game shows, to name just a few - to explain behavior…
"Traditional economics assumes rational actors. Early in his research, Thaler realized these Spock-like automatons were nothing like real people. Whether buying a clock radio, selling basketball tickets, or applying for a mortgage, we all succumb to biases and make decisions tha…
Are humans at their core seekers of their own pleasure or cooperative members of society? Paradoxically, they are both. Pleasure-seeking can take place only within the context of what works within a defined community, and central to any community are the evolved codes and princi…
A curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. Over the past decade, Levitt and Dubner freely admit that most of their posts were rubbish. But now they've gone through and picked the best of the best. You'll discover what people lie about, and why; t…
A curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. Over the past decade, Levitt and Dubner freely admit that most of their posts were rubbish. But now they've gone through and picked the best of the best. You'll discover what people lie about, and why; t…
"This Handbook presents a comprehensive overview of the contributions of feminist economics to the discipline of economics and beyond. Each chapter situates the topic within the history of the field, reflects upon current debates, and looks forward to identify cutting-edge resea…
"Human Nature in Modern Economics offers a precise definition of the concept of human nature in economics, something that is so far lacking in the theoretical and methodological literature. This book develops tools for the analysis of human nature through the construction of the…
Misbehaving: the making of behavioral economics
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"Traditional economics assumes rational actors. Early in his research, Thaler realized these Spock-like automatons were nothing like real people. Whether buying a clock radio, selling basketball tickets, or applying for a mortgage, we all succumb to biases and make decisions tha…
Measuring Quality of Life has Been Identified as Fundamental in Assessing the relative progress of societies, and as relevant for both monitoring and policy-making purposes. Self-reported measures of well-being, referred to as subjective well-being, have become increasingly topi…
Evolutionary economics sees the economy as always in motion with change being driven largely by continuing innovation. This approach to economics, heavily influenced by the work of Joseph Schumpeter, saw a revival as an alternative way of thinking about economic advancement as a…
Evolutionary economics sees the economy as always in motion with change being driven largely by continuing innovation. This approach to economics, heavily influenced by the work of Joseph Schumpeter, saw a revival as an alternative way of thinking about economic advancement as a…
