Is Behavioral Economics Doomed? The Ordinary versus the Extraordinary

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 e...

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Main Author: K. Levine, David (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Open Book Publishers 2012
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