Misbehaving : the making of behavioral economics
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, ©2015.
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Central - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, ©2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 415 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-391) and index.
Description
"Traditional economics assumes rational actors. Early in his research, Thaler realized these Spock-like automatons were nothing like real people. Whether buying a clock radio, selling basketball tickets, or applying for a mortgage, we all succumb to biases and make decisions that deviate from the standards of rationality assumed by economists. In other words, we misbehave. More importantly, our misbehavior has serious consequences. Dismissed at first by economists as an amusing sideshow, the study of human miscalculations and their effects on markets now drives efforts to make better decisions in our lives, our businesses, and our governments"--Amazon.com.
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Argues that economical trends cannot be predicted as much as thought, mainly because humans are so unpredictable, and reveals how behavioral economic analysis opens up new ways to look at everything from household finance to assigning faculty offices in a new building.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Thaler, R. H. (2015). Misbehaving: the making of behavioral economics (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thaler, Richard H., 1945-. 2015. Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thaler, Richard H., 1945-. Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Thaler, R. H. (2015). Misbehaving: the making of behavioral economics. First edn. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Thaler, Richard H. Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.
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