Policy and choice : public finance through the lens of behavioral economics /

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"Applies the psychological insights of behavioral economics to economic concepts such as moral hazard, deadweight loss, and incidence. Explores how deviations from the standard economic model of decisionmaking--imperfect optimization, bounded self-control, and nonstandard preferences--might aff...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Congdon, William J.
Other Authors: Kling, Jeffrey R., Mullainathan, Sendhil
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Finance, Public > Psychological aspects.
Economics > Psychological aspects.
Finance, Public > Decision making.
Human behavior > Economic aspects.
Finances publiques > Aspect psychologique.
Économie politique > Aspect psychologique.
Finances publiques > Prise de décision.
Comportement humain > Aspect économique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Public Finance.
Finanzwirtschaft
Verhaltensökonomie
Gedragsverklaringen.
Collectieve sector.
Financiering.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part 1. Psychology and the foundations of public finance
  • 1. Psychology and economics
  • 2. Behavioral economics and public finance
  • Part II. Behavioral economics and public finance in practice
  • 4. Asymmetric information
  • 5. Externalities and public goods
  • 6. Poverty and inequality
  • 7. Taxation and revenue
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B.

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