Policy and choice :
Congdon, William J.
Policy and choice : public finance through the lens of behavioral economics / William J. Congdon, Jeffrey R. Kling, and Sendhil Mullainathan. - Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2010. - viii, 247 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Applies the psychological insights of behavioral economics to economic concepts such as moral hazard, deadweight loss, and incidence. Explores how deviations from the standard economic model of decisionmaking--imperfect optimization, bounded self-control, and nonstandard preferences--might affect public finance policy regarding externalities, information asymmetries, poverty, and taxes"--Provided by publisher.
9780815704980 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2010050542
Finance, Public--Psychological aspects.
Economics--Psychological aspects.
Finance, Public--Decision making.
Human behavior--Economic aspects.
336
Policy and choice : public finance through the lens of behavioral economics / William J. Congdon, Jeffrey R. Kling, and Sendhil Mullainathan. - Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2010. - viii, 247 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Applies the psychological insights of behavioral economics to economic concepts such as moral hazard, deadweight loss, and incidence. Explores how deviations from the standard economic model of decisionmaking--imperfect optimization, bounded self-control, and nonstandard preferences--might affect public finance policy regarding externalities, information asymmetries, poverty, and taxes"--Provided by publisher.
9780815704980 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2010050542
Finance, Public--Psychological aspects.
Economics--Psychological aspects.
Finance, Public--Decision making.
Human behavior--Economic aspects.
336