Nick Wilkinson, Matthias Klaes

An Introduction to Behavioral Economics (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The third edition of this successful textbook is a comprehensive, rigorous survey of the major topics in the field of behavioral economics. Building on the strengths of the second edition, it offers an up-to-date and critical examination of the latest literature, research, developments and debates in the field. Offering an inter-disciplinary approach, the authors incorporate psychology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience into the discussions. And, ultimately, they consider what it means to be 'rational', why we so often indulge in 'irrational' and self-harming behavior, and also why 'irrational' behavior can sometimes serve us well.

A perfect book for economics students studying behavioural economics at higher undergraduate level or Master's level.

This new edition features:
- Extended material on heuristics and biases, and new material on neuroeconomics and its applications
- A wealth of new topical case studies, such as voting behavior in Brexit and the Trump election and the current obesity epidemic
- More examples and review questions to help cement understanding

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 600
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137524133
• Artikelnr.: 62735461

Autorenporträt

Nick Wilkinson is Professor of Economics at Richmond the American International University in London and has taught economics and finance in various international institutions in the UK and USA. He has also worked in business management in both countries and served as a consultant to many companies, mainly in the leisure industry. He has authored two books, 'Managerial Economics: A Problem-Solving Approach', published by Cambridge University Press. His research interests lie in behavioral economics, particularly in the implications of evolutionary biology and neuroscience for behavioral economics.

Matthias Klaes is President of the Scottish Economic Society and Convener of the Scottish Centre for Economic Methodology. He has published widely in organisational and behavioral economics and finance, and regularly acts as an adviser to both private and public sector bodies. His current research focuses on the behavioral dimensions of online marketplaces and digital finance.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Nature of Behavioral Economics 2. Methodology PART
II: FOUNDATIONS 3. Values, Preferences and Choices 4. Beliefs and
Expectations 5. Decision-making under Risk and Uncertainty 6. Mental
Accounting PART III: INTERTEMPORAL CHOICE 7. The Discounted Utility Model
8. Alternative Intertemporal Choice Models PART IV: STRATEGIC INTERACTION
9. Behavioral Game Theory 10. Social Preferences PART V: CONCLUSION 11.
Behavioral Economics: Summary and Outlook.