Misbehaving : (Record no. 28693)

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 978-1846144035
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 330.019 TH MI
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Authors Thaler, Richard H.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Misbehaving :
Subtitle how economics became behavioural
Statement of responsibility, etc Richard H. Thaler
VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title Misbehaving : the making of behavioral economics
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication London :
Publisher Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books,
Date c2015.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xiv, 415 p. :
Other Details ill. ;
Size 25 cm.
SUMMARY
Summary Traditional economics assumes that rational forces shape everything. Behavioural economics knows better. Richard Thaler has spent his career studying the notion that humans are central to the economy - and that we're error-prone individuals, not Spock-like automatons. Now behavioural economics is hugely influential, changing the way we think not just about money, but about ourselves, our world and all kinds of everyday decisions. Whether buying an alarm clock, selling football tickets, or applying for a mortgage, we all succumb to biases and make decisions that deviate from the standards of rationality assumed by economists. In other words, we misbehave. Dismissed at first by economists as an amusing sideshow, the study of human miscalculations and their effects on markets now drives efforts to make better decisions in our lives, our businesses, and our governments. Coupling recent discoveries in human psychology with a practical understanding of incentives and market behaviour, Thaler enlightens readers about how to make smarter decisions in an increasingly mystifying world. He reveals how behavioural economic analysis opens up new ways to look at everything from household finance to assigning faculty offices in a new building, to TV quiz shows, sports transfer seasons, and businesses like Uber"--Cover jacket.
STUDY PROGRAM
Program name MARK217
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Economics
General Psychological aspects
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Topical Heading Economics
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Topical Heading Traditional economics
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Topical Heading Behavioural economics
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier https://uowd.box.com/s/dwwl7wpag5q1dnxa8tb3j6ubfj3sh1ah
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        University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 2016-02-23 AMAUK 330.019 TH MI T0053855 2017-06-18 13.60 2017-01-26 REGULAR      
        University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 2016-02-23 AMAUK 330.019 TH MI T0053856 2020-03-05 13.60 2017-01-26 REGULAR 1 2 2020-02-02

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