utility theory. Beyond feelings, economic theorists use full-fledged specific emotions to explain behavior that otherwise …Positive and negative feelings were central to the development of economics, especially in utility theory in classical … economics. While neoclassical utility theory ignored feelings, behavioral economics more recently reintroduced feelings in …

Do emotions affect the decision between change and the status quo? We exploit exogenous variation in emotions caused by …

; experimental economics ; economic theory ; group threat theory ; intergroup contact theory …

In this study we test predictions from Unconscious Thought Theory (UTT) that unconscious thought will lead to better …