Economics and psychology : a promising new cross-disciplinary field / edited by Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frey, Bruno S.

Stutzer, Alois.

Series:

CESifo seminar series.

CESifo seminar series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Psychological aspects.

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Leading economics scholars consider the influence of psychology on economics, discussing topics including pro-social behavior, conditional trust, neuroeconomics, procedural utility, and happiness research.

Contents:

I Introduction; Chapter 1: Economics and Psychology: Developments and Issues; II Pro-Social Behavior and Trust; Chapter 2: Conditional Cooperation: Behavioral Regularities from the Lab and the Field and Their Policy Implications; Chapter 3: A Survey of Economic Theories and Field Evidence on Pro-Social Behavior; Chapter 4: Why Women and Men Trust Others; III Neuroeconomics; Chapter 5: Neuroeconomics: Illustrated by the Study of Ambiguity Aversion; IV Economics and Happiness; Chapter 6: Happiness and Public Policy: A Challenge to the Profession

Chapter 7: What Happiness Research Can Tell Us about Self-Control Problems and Utility MispredictionV Procedural Utility and Decision-Making Mechanisms; Chapter 8: The Relevance of Procedural Utility for Economics; Chapter 9: The Helping Hand-A Brief Anatomy; VI Evaluation; Chapter 10: Efficient Social Engineering and Realistic Cognitive Modeling: A Psychologist's Thoughts; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9786612098888

9781282098886

1282098888

9780262273190

0262273195

9781429480291

1429480297

OCLC:

159957497