Handbook of behavioral economics : foundations and applications 1 / edited by B. Douglas Bernheim, Stefano Dellavigna, David Laibson.

By:

Bernheim, Bert Douglas [editor]

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Handbooks in economicsPublisher: North-Holland, an imprint of Elsevier, [2018-2019]Description: 2 volumes : illustrations (some colored) ; 25 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780444633743
044463374X
9780444633750
0444633758

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LOC classification:

HB74.P8 HOL

Contents:

Vol. 1. Reference-dependent preferences / Ted O'Donoghue, Charles Sprenger -- Psychology-based models of asset prices and trading volume / Nicholas Barberis -- Behavioral household finance / John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian -- Behavioral corporate finance / Ulrike Malmendier -- Behavioral public economics / B. Douglas Bernheim, Dmitry Taubinsky -- Behavioral industrial organization / Paul Heidhues, Botond Köszegi -- Structural behavioral economics / Stefano DellaVigna --

Vol. 2. Intertemporal choice / Keith Marzilli Ericson, David Laibson -- Errors in probabilistic reasoning and judgment biases / Daniel J. Benjamin -- Errors in strategic reasoning / Erik Eyster -- Behavioral inattention / Xavier Gabaix -- Behavioral development economics / Michale Kremer, Gautam Rao, Frank Schilbach -- Behavioral economics and health-care markets / Amitabh Chandra, Benjamin Handel, Joshua Schwartzstein.

Summary: Handbook of Behavioral Economics: Foundations and Applications, Volume 1, presents the concepts and tools of behavioral economics. Its authors are all economists who share a belief that the objective of behavioral economics is to enrich, rather than to destroy or replace, standard economics. They provide authoritative perspectives on the value to economic inquiry of insights gained from psychology. Specific chapters in this first volume cover reference-dependent preferences, asset markets, household finance, corporate finance, public economics, industrial organization, and structural behavioural economics. This Handbook provides authoritative summaries by experts in respective subfields regarding where behavioral economics has been; what it has so far accomplished; and its promise for the future. This taking-stock is just what Behavioral Economics needs at this stage of its so-far successful career.Summary: Handbook of Behavioral Economics, Volume 2, Foundations and Applications offers critical perspectives on theoretical work within behavioral economics, delivering a comprehensive, critical, up-to-date, and accessible review of the field that has always been missing. This literature summary of the conceptual foundations underlying behavioral economics is written by, and for, economists, with chapters covering Intertemporal choice, Reference-dependent preferences, Beliefs, Cognition, Social preferences, Behavioral game theory, Welfare, and Neuroeconomics. Key Features: Helps academic and non-academic economists understand recent rapid changes in theoretical advances within behavioral economics, designed for economists already convinced of the benefits of behavioral economics and mainstream economists who feel threatened by new developments in behavioral economics, written for those who wish to become quickly acquainted with behavioral economics.Summary: Key features: helps academic and non-academic economists understand recent, rapid changes in theoretical and empirical advances within behavioral economics, designed for economists already convinced of the benefits of behavioral economics and mainstream economists who feel threatened by new developments in behavioral economics, written for those who wish to become quickly acquainted with behavioral economics

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Handbook of Behavioral Economics: Foundations and Applications, Volume 1, presents the concepts and tools of behavioral economics. Its authors are all economists who share a belief that the objective of behavioral economics is to enrich, rather than to destroy or replace, standard economics. They provide authoritative perspectives on the value to economic inquiry of insights gained from psychology. Specific chapters in this first volume cover reference-dependent preferences, asset markets, household finance, corporate finance, public economics, industrial organization, and structural behavioural economics. This Handbook provides authoritative summaries by experts in respective subfields regarding where behavioral economics has been; what it has so far accomplished; and its promise for the future. This taking-stock is just what Behavioral Economics needs at this stage of its so-far successful career.

Handbook of Behavioral Economics, Volume 2, Foundations and Applications offers critical perspectives on theoretical work within behavioral economics, delivering a comprehensive, critical, up-to-date, and accessible review of the field that has always been missing. This literature summary of the conceptual foundations underlying behavioral economics is written by, and for, economists, with chapters covering Intertemporal choice, Reference-dependent preferences, Beliefs, Cognition, Social preferences, Behavioral game theory, Welfare, and Neuroeconomics. Key Features: Helps academic and non-academic economists understand recent rapid changes in theoretical advances within behavioral economics, designed for economists already convinced of the benefits of behavioral economics and mainstream economists who feel threatened by new developments in behavioral economics, written for those who wish to become quickly acquainted with behavioral economics.

Key features: helps academic and non-academic economists understand recent, rapid changes in theoretical and empirical advances within behavioral economics, designed for economists already convinced of the benefits of behavioral economics and mainstream economists who feel threatened by new developments in behavioral economics, written for those who wish to become quickly acquainted with behavioral economics

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