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Is behavioral economics doomed? : the ordinary versus the extraordinary /

"It is fashionable to criticize economic theory for focusing too much on rationality and ignoring the imperfect and emotional way in which real economic decisions are reached. All of us facing the global economic crisis wonder just how rational economic men and women can be. Behavioral economic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levine, David K.
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2012.
Series:OpenBook Publishers
Open Access e-Books
Subjects:
Economics > Psychological aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Microeconomics.
Biography and True Stories.
Economic models
Economic theory
Economics
Game theory
Microeconomics
Psychology
Rationality
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Does Economic Theory Work?
  • Why Is The World So Irrational?
  • Does Economic Theory Fail?
  • You Can Fool Some Of The People ...
  • Behavioral Theories I: Biases and Irrationality
  • Behavioral Theories II: Time and Uncertainty
  • Learning and Friends
  • Conclusion: Psychology, Neuroscience and Economics.