The Psychology of Money. Money Today. Different approaches to the topic of Money. Money and Happiness. Money Attitudes, Beliefs and behaviours. Understanding the Economic World. Economic Socialisation and good parenting. Sex Differences, Money and the Family. Money Madness: Money and Mental Health. Money and Motivation in the Workplace. Behavioural economics. Persuasion, Pricing and Money.
Biography
Adrian Furnham is Professor of Psychology at University College London. He has lectured widely abroad and held scholarships and visiting professorships at, amongst others, the University of New South Wales, the University of the West Indies, the University of Hong Kong and the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has also been a visiting professor of Management at Henley Management College. He has recently been made Adjunct Professor of Management at the The Norwegian School of Management.
‘The New Psychology of Money is extremely wide ranging, well informed and very readable, with delightful chapter heading quotations. As well as the obvious topics such as money and happiness and money attitudes, we are given a clear primer on behavioural economics and advice on good parenting. There is something for everyone, whether specialists seeking synoptic accounts of research or generalists seeking inspiration.’ – Professor Paul Webley, Director of SOAS, University of London, UK
'Professor Furnham is to be congratulated for writing a scholarly yet popular book ... For readers who want to learn about the basics of behavioural economics, how Psychology is used to sell products and to unravel the wealth / happiness conundrum (and many other topics), this volume is for you.' – Alan Lewis, Professor of Economic Psychology, University of Bath, UK
