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Economics and Psychology: A Promising New Cross-Disciplinary Field
Frey, Bruno S. (contributor); Stutzer, Alois (contributor) - The MIT Press
The integration of economics and psychology has created a vibrant and fruitful emerging field of study. The essays in … Economics and Psychology take a broad view of the interface between these two disciplines, going beyond the usual focus on … "behavioral economics." As documented in this volume, the influence of psychology on economics has been responsible for a view of …
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Biology and gender in the labor market
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. - 2016
Can biology help us to better understand gender differences in labor market behavior and outcomes? This chapter reviews the emerging literature which sheds light on this question, considering research in four broad areas: i) behavioral endocrinology; ii) human genetics; iii) neuroeconomics; and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011594118
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Neuroeconomics, naturalism and language
Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten - 2008
Neuroeconomics stays in the center of the ongoing naturalistic turn in economics. It portrays the individual as a complex system of decision making mechanisms and modules. This results into a conceptual tension with the standard economic notion of the unity of the actor that is a systemic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298949
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The naturalistic turn in economics: implications for the theory of finance
Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten - 2008
Economics is increasingly adopting the methodological standards and procedures of the natural sciences. The paper analyzes this 'naturalistic turn' from the philosophical perspective on naturalism, and I discuss the implications for the field of finance. The theory of finance is an interesting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298950
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Biology and Gender in the Labor Market
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. - 2016
Can biology help us to better understand gender differences in labor market behavior and outcomes? This chapter reviews the emerging literature which sheds light on this question, considering research in four broad areas: i) behavioral endocrinology; ii) human genetics; iii) neuroeconomics; and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653114
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How mindless is standard economics really?
Schipper, Burkhard C. - 2009
Contrary to claims by Gul and Pesendorfer (2008), I show that standard economics makes use of non-choice evidence in a meaningful way. This is because standard economics solely grounded in the theory of choice is incomplete. That is, it has content that can not be revealed with any general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282111
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Neuroeconomics, Naturalism and Language
Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten - Frankfurt School of Finance & Management - 2008
Neuroeconomics stays in the center of the ongoing naturalistic turn in economics. It portraysthe individual as a complex system of decision making mechanisms and modules. This resultsinto a conceptual tension with the standard economic notion of the unity of the actor that is asystemic property...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005865581
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Neuroeconomics, naturalism and language
Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten (contributor) - 2008
Neuroeconomics stays in the center of the ongoing naturalistic turn in economics. It portrays the individual as a complex system of decision making mechanisms and modules. This results into a conceptual tension with the standard economic notion of the unity of the actor that is a systemic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003785973
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How mindless is standard economics really?
Schipper, Burkhard - 2009
Contrary to claims by Gul and Pesendorfer (2008), I show that standard economics makes use of non-choice evidence in a meaningful way. This is because standard economics solely grounded in the theory of choice is "incomplete". That is, it has content that can not be revealed with any general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003894920
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Neuroeconomics, Naturalism, and Language
Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten - 2008
Neuroeconomics stays in the center of the ongoing naturalistic turn in economics. It portrays the individual as a complex system of decision making mechanisms and modules. This results into a conceptual tension with the standard economic notion of the unity of the actor that is a systemic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012726036