Policy and choice : (Record no. 16764)
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| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
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| LC control number | 2010050542 |
| ISBN | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780815704980 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call number | 336 |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL AUTHOR | |
| Authors | Congdon, William J. |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Policy and choice : |
| Subtitle | public finance through the lens of behavioral economics / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | William J. Congdon, Jeffrey R. Kling, and Sendhil Mullainathan. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Washington, D.C. : |
| Publisher | Brookings Institution Press, |
| Date | c2010. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | viii, 247 p. : |
| Other Details | ill ; |
| Size | 24 cm. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| SUMMARY | |
| Summary | "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. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Finance, Public |
| General | Psychological aspects. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Economics |
| General | Psychological aspects. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Finance, Public |
| General | Decision making. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Human behavior |
| General | Economic aspects. |
| ADDED ENTRY | |
| Personal name | Kling, Jeffrey R. |
| ADDED ENTRY | |
| Personal name | Mullainathan, Sendhil. |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
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| Public note | Location Map |
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| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
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| Date last seen | Full call number | Barcode | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Withdrawn status | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition |
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| 26/01/2017 | 336 CO PO | T0041938 | 28.55 | 26/01/2017 | REGULAR | Dewey Decimal Classification | University of Wollongong in Dubai | University of Wollongong in Dubai | Main Collection | 23/05/2011 | AMAUS |