Cognitive dissonance is one of the most influential theories in psychology, and its oldest experiential realization is choice-induced dissonance. In contrast to the economic approach of assuming a person's choices reveal their preferences, psychologists have claimed since 1956 that people alter...

This chapter surveys literature on experimental law and economics. Long the domain of legally minded psychologists and criminologists, experimental methods are gaining significant popularity among economists interested in exploring positive and normative aspects of law. Because this literature...

Der bekannte US-Verhaltensforscher präsentiert in dieser unterhaltsamen Sammlung 90 Anfragen aus seiner eigenen Leserbrief-Kolumne im Wall Street Journal mit den entsprechenden scharfsinnigen Antworten