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Economics and Psychology : A Promising New Cross-Disciplinary Field.
Title:
Economics and Psychology : A Promising New Cross-Disciplinary Field.
Author:
Frey, Bruno S.
ISBN:
9780262273190
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (297 pages)
Series:
CESifo Seminar Series
Contents:
I Introduction -- Chapter 1: Economics and Psychology: Developments and Issues -- II Pro-Social Behavior and Trust -- Chapter 2: Conditional Cooperation: Behavioral Regularities from the Lab and the Field and Their Policy Implications -- Chapter 3: A Survey of Economic Theories and Field Evidence on Pro-Social Behavior -- Chapter 4: Why Women and Men Trust Others -- III Neuroeconomics -- Chapter 5: Neuroeconomics: Illustrated by the Study of Ambiguity Aversion -- IV Economics and Happiness -- Chapter 6: Happiness and Public Policy: A Challenge to the Profession -- Chapter 7: What Happiness Research Can Tell Us about Self-Control Problems and Utility Misprediction -- V Procedural Utility and Decision-Making Mechanisms -- Chapter 8: The Relevance of Procedural Utility for Economics -- Chapter 9: The Helping Hand-A Brief Anatomy -- VI Evaluation -- Chapter 10: Efficient Social Engineering and Realistic Cognitive Modeling: A Psychologist's Thoughts -- Index.
Abstract:
Leading economics scholars consider the influence of psychology on economics, discussing topics including pro-social behavior, conditional trust, neuroeconomics, procedural utility, and happiness research.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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