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Introduction to Volume 7 |
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Introduction to Behavioral Economics and the Book Volumes |
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1 Some antecedents of behavioral economics |
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2 On methodology in economics |
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3 The experimental method in economics |
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3.1 Experiments and internal validity |
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3.2 Subject pools used in lab experiments |
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3.3 Stake sizes in experiments |
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3.4 The issue of the external validity of lab findings |
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3.5 The role of incentives in economics |
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3.6 Is survey data of any use? |
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3.7 Replications in experimental economics |
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4 Approach and organization of the book |
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5 Appendix A: The random lottery incentive mechanism |
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6 Appendix B: In lieu of a problem set |
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References for Introduction |
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1 Emotions and Human Behavior |
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1.2 Visceral influences and the rationality of emotions |
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1.2.1 Visceral influences |
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1.2.2 Rationality and emotions |
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1.3 Cue-conditioned behavior and habit formation |
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1.3.1 Solution to the no-cues model |
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1.3.2 Solution to the cues model |
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1.4 Anticipation and delay under certainty |
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1.5 Fear and anxiety under uncertainty |
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1.5.1 An outline of the framework |
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1.5.2 Life-cycle consumption, portfolio choice, and asset prices under anxiety |
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1.6.1 Preferences under projection bias |
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1.6.2 Habit formation, life-cycle consumption, and projection bias |
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1.6.3 An application to consumer durables |
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1.6.4 Other applications of projection bias |
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1.7 Temptation preferences: a revealed preference approach |
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1.7.2 Interpreting temptation preferences in a planner-doer framework |
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1.8 Temptation and conflicts between commitment and flexibility |
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1.8.2 The optimal commitment solution under asymmetric information |
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1.8.3 Some empirical evidence on self-control |
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1.9.1 Why should we be interested in subjective well-being? |
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1.9.2 The relation between life-satisfaction/happiness and GDP |
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1.9.3 Other important economic correlates of well-being |
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2 Interactions between Emotions and Cognition |
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2.2 Emotions and a two-modules view of the brain |
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2.2.1 An introduction to the two-modules view |
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2.2.2 An illustrative framework |
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2.3 A dual selves model with costly commitment |
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2.3.1 The model without commitment |
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2.3.2 Commitment via a cash-in-advance constraint |
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2.4 Information asymmetries between emotions and cognition |
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2.4.1 The full information equilibrium |
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2.4.2 The asymmetric information equilibrium |
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2.5 Strategic ignorance, confidence, and self-esteem |
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2.5.1 Strategic ignorance |
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2.5.2 Confidence, motivation, and self-esteem |
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Part II BEHAVIORAL WELFARE ECONOMICS |
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3 Behavioral Welfare Economics |
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3.2.1 The basic framework |
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3.2.3 Indirect paternalism |
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3.2.4 Libertarian paternalism |
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3.2.5 Effect of other policies |
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3.3.1 Libertarian paternalism |
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3.3.2 Asymmetric paternalism |
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3.3.3 A pragmatic approach |
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3.3.4 Some applications of soft paternalism |
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3.3.5 A critique of soft paternalism |
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3.3.6 A note on behavioral welfare criteria |
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3.4 Regulation under imperfect self-information |
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3.5 Choice and non-choice data: What is the scope of economics? |
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3.6 Choice-based behavioral welfare economics |
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3.7 Revealed preference under limited attention |
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3.8 The contractarian approach |
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3.9 Behavioral public finance and welfare |
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3.9.1 Limited attention and tax elasticities |
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3.9.2 Tax incidence under limited attention |
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3.9.3 Excess burden under limited attention |
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3.9.4 A note on reduced-form approaches to behavioral public finance |
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3.10 Exercises for Part II |
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4.2 A brief introduction to the brain |
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4.3 An introduction to neuroeconomic techniques |
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4.3.1 Criteria for evaluating neuroeconomic measurement techniques |
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4.3.2 Single unit recording |
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4.3.3 Electroencephalography and magnetoencephalography |
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4.3.4 Positron Emission Tomography |
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4.3.5 Functional magnetic resonance imaging |
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4.3.6 Manipulation techniques |
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4.4 The neuroeconomics of risky decisions |
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4.4.1 Neural basis of value and risk |
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4.4.2 Reference dependence |
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4.4.4 Non-linear probability weighting |
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4.5 The neuroeconomics of social preferences |
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4.5.1 Computation of social rewards in the brain |
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4.5.2 The neural basis of inequity averse preferences |
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4.5.3 Neural basis of social punishment and trust |
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4.5.4 Human virtues and the brain |
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4.5.5 Neural interplay of guilt and social preferences |
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4.6 The neuroeconomics of time preferences |
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4.7 The neuroeconomics of strategic interaction |
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4.8 Pharmacoeconomics: an application to social effects of oxytocin |
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Part IV A GUIDE TO FURTHER READING |
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5 A Guide to Further Reading |
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5.2 Temptation, commitment, and self-control |
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5.3 Additional evidence on projection bias |
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5.4 The need for a holistic approach to behavioral public policy |
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5.5 More on the effectiveness of nudges |
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5.6 A consideration of unexpected effects of nudges |
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5.7 Nudges and costs of overriding defaults |
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5.8 Default nudges and present biased preferences |
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5.9 Behavioral public finance |
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5.10 Some fundamental issues in behavioral welfare economics |
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5.11 Some new findings in neuroeconomics |
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Name Index |
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Subject Index |
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