Optimally Irrational

The Good Reasons We Behave the Way We Do
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-0-12-814479-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 696 g

Optimally Irrational: The Good Reasons We Behave the Way We Do provides economists, social scientists and researchers in behavioral economics with a clear view of the frontier of research in economics and other behavioral sciences, including how the different biases unveiled by behavioral economics make sense when we try to optimize problems. The book evaluates the role of bias in human economic behavior, considers the human decision-making processes as the product of natural selection, and explores why we behave the way we do.

Zielgruppe

<p>This book is designed to be of interest to anybody interested in human behaviour. It is written to be accessible to a wide readership. It will be of particular interest to researchers in behavioural sciences (economics, pychology, sociology, biology).</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Page, Lionel

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Mikroökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I Setting the scene1. The homo economicus model2. The psychology of biases in human behaviour3. The logic of a scientific revolution in economics4. Evolution and the logic of optimisation

II Individual decisions5. Heuristics and biases6. Reference dependent preferences7. Sensitivity to probability8. Random utility9. Time preferences

III Strategic interactions10. Kindness and reciprocity11. Emotions and commitment12. Trust and reputation13. Selection of delusion

Über Autor(innen)

Page, Lionel
Lionel Page is a Professor of economics at the University of Technology Sydney. He has published broadly on the Economics and Psychology of human decisions. He received the 2016 Young Economist Award from the Economic Society of Australia as an economist under 40 who has made a significant contribution to economic thought. His research has been coverage by the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and The Australian.