Overview
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Leading researcher John F. Tomer presents an invigorating and concise introduction to behavioral economics that offers essential behavioral theories, perspectives, trends and developments within this ever-evolving discipline. This book covers the key areas of behavioral economics, including Herbert Simon's bounded rationality, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky's psychological economics, behavioral finance, nudging and public policy, behavioral macroeconomics, law and behavioral economics, neuroeconomics and empirical methods of behavioral economics. John F. Tomer also explores how and why behavioral economics emerged and differs from neoclassical economics. This book will be particularly useful for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, policy makers, and other professionals who participate in economic-related matters.
Full Product Details
Author: John F. Tomer
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781784719913
ISBN 10: 1784719919
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 29 September 2017
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'A useful, compact discussion of the history and central issues in behavioral economics.' --Colin F. Camerer, California Institute of Technology, US
`Tomer offers an advanced introduction that is accessible and still rigorous, that provides a concise survey of the substantive and policy issues in the specific subject area, and that is truly lucid .' -- M. H. Lesser, CHOICE `A useful, compact discussion of the history and central issues in behavioral economics.' -- Colin F. Camerer, California Institute of Technology, US
`A useful, compact discussion of the history and central issues in behavioral economics.' -- Colin F. Camerer, California Institute of Technology, US
'I highly recommend the book. John Tomer's Advanced Introduction to Behavioral Economics is a perfect combination of a book for a scholar interested in behavioral economics beyond psychological economics and a behavioral economics overview textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students.' -- Natalia V. Czap, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 'Tomer offers an advanced introduction that is accessible and still rigorous, that provides a concise survey of the substantive and policy issues in the specific subject area, and that is truly lucid .' -- M. H. Lesser, Choice 'A useful, compact discussion of the history and central issues in behavioral economics.' -- Colin F. Camerer, California Institute of Technology, US
Author Information
The late John F. Tomer, formerly Emeritus Professor of Economics, Manhattan College, US
