Behavioral Economics: Past, Present, and Future

Behavioral economics increases the explanatory power of economics by providing it with more realistic psychological foundations. This book consists of representative recent articles in behavioral economics.1 This chapter is intended to provide an introduction to the approach and methods of behavioral economics, and to some of its major findings, applications, and promising new directions. It also seeks to fill some unavoidable gaps in the chapters’ coverage of topics.

HARVARD: Principles of (Behavioral) Economics

Citation Laibson, David, and John A. List. 2015. “Principles of (Behavioral)

Economics.” American Economic Review 105 (5) (May): 385–390.

doi:10.1257/aer.p20151047.

Published Version doi:10.1257/aer.p20151047

Citable link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:30805504

An Introduction to Behavioral Economics

PART I INTRODUCTION

PART II FOUNDATIONS

PART III INTERTEMPORAL CHOICE

PART IV STRATEGIC INTERACTION

PART V CONCLUSION

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