The mind of the market : compassionate apes, competitive humans, and other tales from evolutionary economics /
By: Shermer, Michael
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BookPublisher: New York : Times Books, 2008.Edition: 1st ed.Description: xxiv, 308 p ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780805078329 (alk. paper); 0805078320 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Evolutionary economics | Economics -- Psychological aspects | Economics | Economics -- Psychological aspectsDDC classification: 330.1 Online resources: Location Map
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Investigates the links between evolution and economic behavior, drawing on the field of neuroeconomics to discover what brain scans reveal about decision making processes when it comes to buying, selling, and engaging in other transactions with financial implications.
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| 330.1 NE WE New economics as mainstream economics / | 330.1 RE CE Recent developments in evolutionary economics / | 330.1 SA EC Economics evolving : | 330.1 SH MI The mind of the market : | 330.1 SM WE An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations : a selected edition / | 330.1 VA CO A concise history of economic thought : | 330.10922 PE WH What would Keynes do? : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-293) and index.
Prologue: Economics for everyone -- The great leap forward -- Our folk economics -- Bottom-up capitalism -- Of pandas, products, and people -- Minding our money -- The extinction of homo economicus -- The value of virtue -- Why money can't buy you happiness -- Trust with credit verification -- The science of good rules -- Don't be evil -- Free to choose -- Epilogue: To open the world.
Investigates the links between evolution and economic behavior, drawing on the field of neuroeconomics to discover what brain scans reveal about decision making processes when it comes to buying, selling, and engaging in other transactions with financial implications.
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