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Chapter 1 Nature of Behavioral Economics |
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1.1 Behavioral economics and the standard model |
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1.2 History and evolution of behavioral economics |
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1.3 Relationship with other disciplines |
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1.4 Objectives, scope and structure |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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Case 1.1 Loss aversion in monkeys |
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23 | (3) |
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Case 1.3 Altruism - the joy of giving |
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26 | (3) |
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29 | (7) |
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36 | (9) |
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45 | (7) |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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Case 2.1 Do economists need brains? |
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53 | (4) |
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57 | (7) |
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Chapter 3 Values, Preferences and Choices |
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64 | (4) |
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3.2 Axioms, assumptions and definitions |
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68 | (3) |
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3.3 The evolutionary biology of utility |
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71 | (3) |
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3.4 Broadening rationality |
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74 | (12) |
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86 | (7) |
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3.6 The neuroscientific basis of utility |
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93 | (4) |
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97 | (5) |
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102 | (1) |
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104 | (13) |
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104 | (1) |
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Case 3.2 When abstention is better than moderate consumption |
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105 | (4) |
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Case 3.3 Environmental protection |
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109 | (1) |
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Case 3.4 The way the brain buys |
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109 | (8) |
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Chapter 4 Beliefs, Heuristics and Biases |
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117 | (2) |
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4.2 Probability estimation |
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119 | (5) |
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124 | (5) |
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129 | (1) |
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4.6 Causes of irrationality |
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132 | (8) |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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Case 4.1 Fakes and honesty |
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141 | (2) |
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Case 4.2 Trading on testosterone |
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143 | (1) |
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Case 4.3 Celebrity contagion and imitative magic |
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143 | (5) |
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Chapter 5 Decision-making under Risk and Uncertainity |
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5.2 Conventional approaches to modifying EUT |
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155 | (5) |
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160 | (4) |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (4) |
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5.6 Shape of the utility function |
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171 | (5) |
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176 | (12) |
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5.8 Criticisms of prospect theory |
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188 | (9) |
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5.9 Recent theories and conclusions |
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197 | (10) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (9) |
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Case 5.1 The endowment effect |
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210 | (3) |
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Case 5.2 Insensitivity to bad income news |
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213 | (2) |
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Case 5.3 Loss-aversion in golf |
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Chapter 6 Mental Accounting |
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6.1 Nature and components of mental accounting |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (5) |
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6.3 Budgeting and fungibility |
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225 | (8) |
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6.4 Choice bracketing and dynamics |
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233 | (6) |
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239 | (10) |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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Case 6.1 The equity premium puzzle |
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251 | (3) |
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Case 6.2 Why you can't find a cab on a rainy day |
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254 | (3) |
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Case 6.3 Consumer spending and housing wealth |
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257 | (4) |
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Part III Intertemporal Choice |
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Chapter 7 The Discounted Utility Model |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (3) |
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265 | (4) |
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269 | (4) |
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273 | (5) |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (6) |
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Case 7.1 Empirical estimates of discount rates |
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279 | (6) |
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Chapter 8 Alternative Intertemporal Choice Models |
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285 | (6) |
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8.2 Time inconsistent preferences |
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291 | (2) |
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8.3 Hyperbolic discounting |
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293 | (8) |
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8.4 Modifying the instantaneous utility function |
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301 | (4) |
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305 | (5) |
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310 | (5) |
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315 | (9) |
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324 | (1) |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (10) |
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Case 8.1 Price plans for gym memberships |
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326 | (1) |
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Case 8.2 The savings problem |
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327 | (5) |
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Case 8.3 The desire for rising consumption profiles |
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332 | (4) |
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Part IV Strategic Interaction |
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Chapter 9 Behavioral Game Theory |
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9.1 Nature of behavioral game theory |
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336 | (6) |
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342 | (8) |
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350 | (8) |
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358 | (7) |
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365 | (7) |
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372 | (5) |
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377 | (5) |
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382 | (1) |
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384 | (1) |
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385 | (8) |
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Case 9.1 Penalty kicking in professional soccer |
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385 | (2) |
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Case 9.2 Impasses in bargaining |
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387 | (1) |
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Case 9.3 Market entry in monopoly |
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388 | (5) |
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Chapter 10 Social Preferences |
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393 | (3) |
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10.2 The nature of social preferences |
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396 | (9) |
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10.3 Factors affecting social preferences |
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405 | (12) |
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10.4 Modeling social preferences |
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417 | (4) |
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10.5 Inequality-aversion models |
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421 | (4) |
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425 | (5) |
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430 | (11) |
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441 | (6) |
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447 | (1) |
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448 | (1) |
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449 | (12) |
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Case 10.2 Public goods and free riding |
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453 | (2) |
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Case 10.3 Sales force compensation |
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455 | (2) |
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Case 10.4 Too much virtue is a vice |
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457 | (4) |
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Chapter 11 Behavioral Economics: Summary and Outlook |
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11.1 The agenda of behavioral economics |
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461 | (2) |
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11.2 Criticisms of behavioral economics |
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463 | (2) |
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465 | (5) |
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11.4 Are we really irrational? |
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470 | (5) |
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11.5 Welfare and happiness |
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475 | (5) |
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11.6 Problems in pursuing happiness |
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480 | (4) |
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484 | (7) |
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11.8 Future directions for behavioral economics |
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491 | (4) |
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495 | (9) |
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Case 11.1 The effects of brain damage on decision-making |
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495 | (2) |
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Case 11.2 Pursuing happiness |
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497 | (2) |
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Case 11.3 The bioeconomic causes of war |
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499 | (3) |
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Case 11.4 How to get children to eat vegetables |
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Bibliography |
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Index |
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