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Behavioral Economics : The Basics by PHILIP. PLAGNOL CORR (ANKE.); Anke Plagnol is a health book available to read on EtoBox.

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The second edition of __Behavioral Economics: The Basics__ summarizes behavioral economics, which uses insights from the social sciences, especially psychology, to explain real-world economic behavior. Behavioral economic insights are routinely used not only to understand the choices people make but also to influence them, whether the aim is to enable citizens to lead healthier and wealthier lives, or to turn browsers into buyers. Revised and updated throughout with fresh current-event examples, __Behavioral Economics: The Basics__ provides a rigorous yet accessible overview of the field that attempts to uncover the psychological processes which mediate all the economic judgements and decisions we make. The book showcases how behavioral economics is rooted in some now-old (philosophical, political, and moral) ideas surrounding economics, and in an important sense is a modern expression of some long-standing criticisms of mainstream economics. It contrasts the neoclassical economic perspective (ECON) with a more realistic perspective (HUMAN – the flesh-and-blood economic agent who is not perfect in all respects but who manages to do the best under limitations and constraints). This

Who reads Behavioral Economics : The Basics?

Author

PHILIP. PLAGNOL CORR (ANKE.); Anke Plagnol

Publisher

Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9781000839883

Category

health

Subjects

Economics, Psychology, Business

Rating

4.5 / 5 (103 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14