Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Part I Scientists in the field of behavioral economics; 1 The evolution of behavioural economics; 2 George Katona: a founder of behavioral economics; 3 Ken Boulding: the image as a precursor to framing?; 4 Harvey Leibenstein: a first generation behavioral economist; 5 Herbert Simon's behavioral economics; 6 Reinhard Selten, the dualist; 7 Gerd Gigerenzer and Vernon Smith: ecological rationality of heuristics in psychology and economics. 8 Richard Thaler's behavioral economics9 Daniel Kahneman and the behavioral economics of cognitive mistakes; 10 George katona's contributions to the start of behavioral economics; 11 Behavioural rules: Veblen, Nelson-Winter, Ostrom and beyond; 12 Generating meso behaviour; 13 Schumpeter, Kirzner, Knight, Simon, and others: behavioral economics and entrepreneurship; 14 A bounded rationality assessment of the new behavioral economics; Part II Specific domains of behavioral economics; 15 Behaviorally informed regulation, part 1; 16 Behaviorally informed regulation, part 2. 17 Ignorance: literary light on decision's dark corner18 Smart societies; 19 Behavioural macroeconomics: time, optimism and animal spirits; 20 Rethinking behavioral economics through fast-and-frugal heuristics; 21 Computational behavioral economics; 22 Emotions in economy; 23 Morality as a variable constraint on economic behavior; 24 Behavioral political economy; 25 Behavioral labor economics; 26 Behavioural education economics; 27 Behavioral innovation economics; 28 Economic behaviour and agent-based modelling; Index.

There is no doubt that behavioral economics is becoming a dominant lens through which we think about economics. Behavioral economics is not a single school of thought but representative of a range of approaches, and uniquely, this volume presents an overview of them. The wide spectrum of international contributors each provides an exploration of a central approach, aspect or topic in behavorial economics. Taken together, the whole volume provides a comprehensive overview of the subject which considers both key developments and future possibilities. Part One presents several different approaches to behavioural economics, including George Katona, Ken Boulding, Harvey Leibenstein, Vernon Smith, and Herbert Simon. This section looks at the origins and development of behavioral economics and compares and contrasts the work of these scholars who have been so influential in making this area so prominent. Part Two presents applications of behavioural economics including nudging; heuristics; emotions and morality; behavioural political economy, education, and economic innovation. The Routledge Handbook of Behavioral Economics is ideal for advanced economics students and faculty who are looking for a complete state-of-the-art overview of this dynamic field.