Economic Psychology Books

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1. Economic Psychology and Experimental Economics

   Edited by Simon Kemp, Gabrielle Wall

   The last ten years have seen an enormous surge of interest in issues that are common to psychology and economics. How do people make decisions about economic issues? How should they make such decisions? Does public policy or regulation succeed in its aim of helping people make these decisions? What...

   Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge
2. Stochastic Musings

   Perspectives From the Pioneers of the Late 20th Century

   Edited by John Panaretos

   This new edited volume features contributions from many of the leading scientists in probability and statistics from the latter part of the 20th century. It is the only book to assemble the views of these leading scientists--the pioneers in their respective fields. Stochastic Musings features...

   Published January 10th 2013 by Psychology Press
3. New Perspectives on Emotions in Finance

   The Sociology of Confidence, Fear and Betrayal

   Edited by Jocelyn Pixley

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking

   The financial crisis that started in 2007 is a concern for the world. Some countries are in depression and governments are desperately trying to find solutions. In the absence of thorough debate on the emotions of money, bitter disputes, hatred and ‘moralizing’ can be misunderstood. New...

   Published November 28th 2012 by Routledge
4. Psychological Foundations of Marketing

   By Allan J. Kimmel

   Are we influenced by ads even when we fast-forward them? Do brands extend our personalities? Why do we spend more when we pay with a credit card? Psychological Foundations of Marketing considers the impact of psychology on marketing practice and research, and highlights the applied aspects of...

   Published October 25th 2012 by Routledge
5. Behavioural Economics and Finance

   By Michelle Baddeley

   Series: Routledge Advanced Texts in Economics and Finance

   Standard models in economics and finance usually assume that people are rational, self-interested maximisers, effectively co-ordinated via the invisible hand of the price mechanism. Whilst these approaches produce tractable, simple models, they cannot fully capture the uncertainties and...

   Published September 3rd 2012 by Routledge
6. The Rhetoric of the Right

   Language Change and the Spread of the Market

   By David George

   Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

   This study seeks to demonstrate the subtle ways in which changes in the language associated with economic issues are reflective of a gradual but quantifiable conservative ideological shift. In this rigorous analysis, David George uses as his data a century of word usage within The New York Times,...

   Published August 5th 2012 by Routledge
7. Neuroscience and the Economics of Decision Making

   Edited by Alessandro Innocenti, Angela Sirigu

   Series: Routledge Advances in Experimental and Computable Economics

   In the last two decades there has been a flourishing research carried out jointly by economists, psychologists and neuroscientists. This meltdown of competences has lead towards original approaches to investigate the mental and cognitive mechanisms involved in the way the economic agent collects,...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
8. Neuroeconomics: Hype or Hope?

   Edited by Caterina Marchionni, Jack Vromen

   Is neuroeconomics a flimsy fad likely to pass without leaving a discernible trace in economics? Or is it a promising new field with the potential to enrich and improve economic theory? Neuroeconomics brings together a unique mix of perspectives ranging from philosophy of science to neuroeconomics...

   Published January 15th 2012 by Routledge
9. Towards a Socioanalysis of Money, Finance and Capitalism

   Beneath the Surface of the Financial Industry

   Edited by Susan Long, Burkard Sievers

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking

   The current global financial crisis has raised awareness of the impact the world of finance has on the economy and the future of democracy. Following the crisis, this book aims at a deep understanding of the human psycho-social dynamics beneath the surface of the financial industry, its markets and...

   Published November 9th 2011 by Routledge
10. Social Judgment and Decision Making

    Edited by Joachim I. Krueger

    Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

    This volume brings together classic key concepts and innovative theoretical ideas in the psychology of judgment and decision-making in social contexts. The chapters of the first section address the basic psychological processes underlying judgment and decision-making. The guiding question is "What...

    Published October 17th 2011 by Psychology Press