Economic Psychology Books

New and Published Books

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. Behavioral Economics

   By Edward Cartwright

   Series: Routledge Advanced Texts in Economics and Finance

   This textbook is a first major introduction to behavioral economics, designed primarily for advanced undergraduate students. Unquestionably the hottest new field to have emerged in the social sciences over the past decade, behavioral considerations are now making themselves felt across academia and...

   Published May 9th 2011 by Routledge
6. Behaviour and Rationality in Corporate Governance

   By Oliver Marnet

   Series: Routledge Studies in Corporate Governance

   Corporate scandals due to bad accounting happen far too frequently for a system of corporate governance to be deemed effective. This book tells why the safeguards designed to prevent bad accounting so often fail. By studying why the auditors and members of a board of directors regularly...

   Published March 6th 2011 by Routledge
7. Perspectives on Framing

   Edited by Gideon Keren

   Series: The Society for Judgment and Decision Making Series

   Language comprises a major mark of humans compared with other primates and is the main vehicle for social interaction. A major characteristic of any natural language is that the same communication, idea, or intention can be articulated in different ways—in other words, the same message can be "...

   Published October 24th 2010 by Psychology Press
8. The Science of Giving

   Experimental Approaches to the Study of Charity

   Edited by Daniel M. Oppenheimer, Christopher Y. Olivola

   Series: The Society for Judgment and Decision Making Series

   Americans donate over 300 billion dollars a year to charity, but the psychological factors that govern whether to give, and how much to give, are still not well understood. Our understanding of charitable giving is based primarily upon the intuitions of fundraisers or correlational data which...

   Published October 20th 2010 by Psychology Press
9. Computable, Constructive and Behavioural Economic Dynamics

   Essays in Honour of Kumaraswamy (Vela) Velupillai

   Edited by Stefano Zambelli

   Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

   The book contains thirty original articles dealing with important aspects of theoretical as well as applied economic theory. While the principal focus is on: the computational and algorithmic nature of economic dynamics; individual as well as collective decision process and rational behavior, some...

   Published February 17th 2010 by Routledge
10. Reciprocity, Altruism and the Civil Society

    In praise of heterogeneity

    By Luigino Bruni

    Series: Routledge Advances in Game Theory

    The main emphasis of this new book from Luigino Bruni is a praise of heterogeneity, arguing that society works when different people are able to cooperate in many different ways. The author engages in a novel approach to reciprocity looking at its different forms in society, from cautious or...

    Published November 23rd 2009 by Routledge