What Is Behavioral Economics?

Masao Ogaki and Saori C. Tanaka ()
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Saori C. Tanaka: ATR Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group

Chapter Chapter 1 in Behavioral Economics, 2017, pp 3-22 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter defines behavioral economics as “the study of economics which does not rely on the assumption of the rational, selfish economic man.”Economic man It also gives some examples of experimental studies in behavioral economics.

Keywords: Behavioral economics; Economic man; Endowment effect; Ultimatum game; Dictator game (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6439-5_1

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