We investigate whether depleting people's cognitive resources (or "willpower") affects the degree to which they are susceptible to framing effects. Recent research in social psychology and economics has suggested that willpower is a resource that can be temporarily depleted and that a depleted...

Autonomous demand shock affects consumption spending. Variation in consumption spending contributes to the volatility in aggregate demand. As the investor is risk averse, volatility of aggregate demand reduces investment. Government injects monetary noise to reduce the volatility in aggregate...

Der Abschied vom homo oeconomicus -- Ausgewählte kognitive Verzerrungen und Heuristiken und ihr Bezug zur Versicherung -- Ein zweiter Blick auf die Risikoaversion -- Populäre deskriptive Modelle und damit erzielte Resultate -- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick.