Microeconomics
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260507140
Author: David C. Colander
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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The behavioural economics undermine the assumptions of the standard model as to the nature of human beings.
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What is the goal of behavioral economics?
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To eliminate the consumers’ state of mind from consideration in economic analysis.
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To study consumer behavior over time rather than behavior in the moment and integrate these insights in economic analysis.
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Why might prospect theory-like behavior be rational? Why do many behavioral economists argue that such behavior irrational?
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