A Practicum in Behavioral Economics
A Practicum in Behavioral Economics is a practice-based textbook covering the broad field of behavioral economics. Because behavioral economics is foremost a “test-and-learn” field of scientific inquiry that evolves according to experimental outcomes, so too should students test-and-learn. As such,...
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| Language: | English |
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Salt Lake City, Utah
UEN Digital Press
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Table of Contents:
- A Practicum in Behavioral Economics
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- This Book's Approach
- The Book's Genesis and Tips on How to Use It
- A (Very) Brief History fo the Origin of Behavioral Economciis
- Introduction
- I. Section 1- The Irrational Quirks of Homo sapiens
- 1. Miscalculations, Cognitive Illusions, Misjudgments, and ‘Effects'
- 2. The Biases and Fallacies of Homo sapiens
- II. Section 2- Homo economicus Versus Homo sapiens
- 3. The Rationality of Homo economicus
- 4. The Reality of Homo sapiens
- 5. Laboratory Experiments: The Rationality of Homo economicus Versus the Reality of Homo sapiens
- 6. Laboratory Experiments: Additional Differences Between Homo economicus and Homo sapiens
- III. Section 3- Behavioral Game Theory
- 7. Some Classic Games of Iterated Dominance
- 8. Some Classic Simultaneous-Move Games
- IV. Section 4- Empirical Studies and Field Experiments
- References
- Appendix A- Example Response Cards
- Appendix B- Student Survey
- Appendix C- Example Presentation Slides
- Appendiix D- Example Course Outliniesn
- Appendix E- Linkages Matrix