This handbook brings together leading international scholars to provide a comprehensive overview of research and theory on the sociology of finance and the workings of financial institutions and financial markets.

Introduction -- Foundations: psychology -- Foundations: neuroscience and neuroeconomics -- Learning -- Socially and identity -- Heuristics and biases -- Prospects and regrets -- Personality, moods and emotions -- Time and plans -- Bad habits -- Financial instability -- Behavioural...

Capitalism has made rationality into a pervasive feature of human action and yet, far from heralding a loss of emotionality, capitalist culture has been accompanied with an unprecedented intensification of emotional life. This raises a puzzle: how could we have become increasingly rationalized...

This is the first definitive introduction to behavioral economics aimed at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. Authoritative, cutting edge, yet accessible, it guides the reader through theory and evidence, providing engaging and relevant applications throughout