Higher Education Economics Catalogue 2014

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experimental and behavioural economics

A Course in Behavioral Economics Erik Angner, George Mason University, USA ’Written with great gusto and striking an elegant balance between forest and trees [this] is one of those rare textbooks that students pick up for fun. What more can you want?’ - Peter D. van der Meer, School of Economics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Written as a self-contained, one-semester text, this book presents behavioral economics (specifically behavioral theories of decision) by comparing and contrasting them to mainstream (neoclassical) economics. Ideal for advanced undergraduate students of economics, philosophy, psychology, marketing, and political science. 272pp Paperback Ebook

April 2012 9780230304543 £26.99 IC

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An Introduction to Behavioral Economics

A Behavioral Economic Approach

2nd edition Nick Wilkinson, Richmond - The American University in London, UK and Matthias Klaes, University of Dundee, UK ‘The second volume expands, and brings up-to-date, this engaging and erudite introduction to the field of behavioral economics. By providing their own unique and interesting perspective on the material they review, the authors succeed at the difficult task of holding the reader’s interest while providing remarkably comprehensive coverage.’ - George Loewenstein, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Michal Skorepa, Charles University, Czech Republic ’This book thoroughly describes and discusses important behavioural models of individual economic decision making. It will be useful to students and researchers within economics and related social sciences who wish to understand the many important results and insights from this exciting research area.’ Anders Poulsen, Lecturer in Economics, School of Economics, University of East Anglia, UK

An Introduction to Behavioral Economics includes recent research, an overview of methodology and expanded material on rationality, behavioral game theory and the nature of the role of evidence in testing.

Decision Making provides a broad survey of the field of decision making from the perspective of the economics researcher. The book is divided into two parts, the first provides a concise and systematic overview of the field of decision research, and the second goes deeper into key topics and debates within the field.

592pp Paperback

400pp Paperback

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April 2012 9780230291461 £38.99

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Decision-Making

December 2010 9780230248250 £35.99

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