Contents: 1. Economic psychology: selected contributions to an emerging discipline / Katharina Gangl and Erich Kirchler -- 2. Lay people's and children's theories of money / Agata Gasiorowska -- 3. Improving financial capability / Krishane Patel and Ivo Vlaev -- 4. Role of 'owned' money and...

This timely and important book presents a unique study of happiness from both economic and political perspectives. It offers an overview of contemporary research on the emergent field of happiness studies and contains contributions by some of the leading figures in the field

Bruno S. Frey illustrates what he perceives to be the inspirational quality of economics and how this differs from the type of economics studied in many academic institutions. He introduces insights into economics from a psychological perspective, dealing with issues such as transformation of...

'There have been some exciting developments in choice modeling, but much of this work is only accessible to those attending conferences like the International Choice Modeling Conference where researchers from many different fields can share their work. This Handbook brings the best of this new...

Trust deals with a range of questions such as: what are the roles of trust? What can we trust in? Can trust serve as an instrument for the governance of relations? Is trust a substitute, a precondition or an outcome of contracts? The author then goes on to analyse what trust is based on, what...

1. 'Destruction ... and misery' : the First World War -- 2. The Great Depression, 1929-33 -- 3. The Second World War as an economic disaster -- 4. The rise, fall and rise again of OPEC -- 5. Inflation in the twentieth century -- 6. Financial crises -- 7. Stock market crashes -- 8. The demise of...

Contents: 1. Exploring the terrain of social entrepreneurship: New directions, paths less travelled / Anne de Bruin and Simon Teasdale -- 2. An evolutionary perspective on social entrepreneurship 'ecosystems' / Michael J. Roy and Richard Hazenberg -- 3. Spectres of marketization? The prospect of...

Contents: Acknowledgements -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. Creating psychologically healthy workplaces / Ronald J. Burke -- 2. Pseudoscience won't create a psychologically healthy workplace / Matthew J. Grawitch and David W. Ballard -- 3. Setting the agenda for evidence-based and sustainable...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): 1. John E. Roemer (1986), 'Equality of Resources Implies Equality of Welfare', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 101 (4), November, 751-84 -- 2. Marc Fleurbaey (1995), 'Three Solutions for the Compensation Problem', Journal of Economic Theory, 65 (2),...

Contents: Foreword / by Vernon Smith -- 1. Introduction to smart decision-making / Morris Altman -- Part I Smart decision-makers, different types of rationality, and outcomes -- 2. Rational inefficiency : smart thinking, bounded rationality, and the scientific basis for economic failure and...