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035 _a(OCoLC)849917882
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100 1 _aLevine, David K.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aIs behavioral economics doomed?
_h[electronic resource] :
_bthe ordinary versus the extraordinary /
_cDavid K. Levine.
246 3 0 _aIs behavioural economics doomed?
264 1 _bOpen Book Publishers,
300 _a1 online resource (ix, 143 pages) :
_billustrations.
500 _aAvailable through Open Book Publishers.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 131-138) and index.
505 0 _a1. Introduction -- 2. Does economic theory work? -- 3. Why is the world so irrational? -- 4. Does economic theory fail? -- 5. You can fool some of the people ... -- 6. Behavioral theories I : biases and irrationality -- 7. Behavioral theories II : time and uncertainty -- 8. Learning and friends -- 9. Conclusion: Psychology, neuroscience and economics.
506 _aOpen access resource providing free access.
520 _a"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 economics - an effort to incorporate psychological ideas into economics - has become all the rage.This book by well-known economist David K. Levine questions the idea that behavioral economics is the answer to economic problems. It explores the successes and failures of contemporary economics both inside and outside the laboratory. It then asks whether popular behavioral theories of psychological biases are solutions to the failures. It not only provides an overview of popular behavioral theories and their history, but also gives the reader the tools for scrutinizing them. Levine's book is essential reading for students and teachers of economic theory and anyone interested in the psychology of economics."--Publisher's website.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web.
540 _aSome rights are reserved. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. For more detailed information consult the publisher's website.
650 0 _aConsumers' preferences.
650 0 _aEconomics
_xPsychological aspects.
650 0 _aRational choice theory.
710 2 _aMax Weber Programme.
710 2 _aOpen Book Publishers,
_epublisher.
856 4 0 _uhttp://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0021
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