Advanced Introduction to Behavioral Economics (Elgar Advanced Introductions series) - Hardcover

Tomer, John F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1784719919 ISBN 13: 9781784719913

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.

Leading researcher John F. Tomer presents an invigorating and concise introduction to behavioral economics that offers essential behavioral theories, perspectives, trends and developments within this ever-evolving discipline.

This book covers the key areas of behavioral economics, including Herbert Simon's bounded rationality, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky's psychological economics, behavioral finance, nudging and public policy, behavioral macroeconomics, law and behavioral economics, neuroeconomics and empirical methods of behavioral economics. John F. Tomer also explores how and why behavioral economics emerged and differs from neoclassical economics.

This book will be particularly useful for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, policy makers, and other professionals who participate in economic-related matters.

About this title

About the Author

The late John F. Tomer, formerly Emeritus Professor of Economics, Manhattan College, US

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784719919
• ISBN 13: 9781784719913
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192