The irrational economist : making decisions in a dangerous world
Erwann Michel-Kerjan and Paul Slovic, eds.
| Year of publication: |
c 2010 ; 1. ed.
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| Other Persons: | Michel-Kerjan, Erwann (ed.) ; Slovic, Paul (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
New York, NY : PublicAffairs |
| Subject: | Verhaltensökonomik | Behavioral economics | Entscheidungstheorie | Decision theory | Erwartungsbildung | Expectation formation | Prognoseverfahren | Forecasting model | Rationalität | Rationality | Rationale Erwartung | Rational expectations | Wissenschaftliche Methode | Scientific method | Theorie | Theory |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | X, 324 S. Ill., graph. Darst. 25 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Type of publication (narrower categories): | Sammelwerk ; Collection of articles of several authors |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-295) and index. - Enth. 30 Beitr. Superstition : a common irrationality? / Thomas Schelling Berserk weather forecasters, beauty contests, and delicious apples on Wall Street / George A. Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller Subways, coconuts, and foggy minefields : an approach to studying future-choice decisions / Robin M. Hogarth The more who die, the less we care / Paul Slovic Haven't you switched to risk management 2.0 yet? : moving toward a new risk architecture / Erwann Michel-Kerjan A two-edged sword : implications of decision psychology for decision analysis / Paul J.H. Schoemaker Constructed preference and the quest for rationality / David H. Krantz What if you know you will have to explain your choices to others afterwards? : legitimation in decision making / Paul R. Kleindorfer Neuroeconomics : measuring cognition and brain activity during economic decision making / Colin F. Camerer The useful brain : how neuroeconomics might change our views on rationality and a couple of other things / Olivier Oullier Virgin versus experienced risks / Carolyn Kousky, John Pratt, and Richard Zeckhauser How do we manage an uncertain future? : ambiguity today is not ambiguity tomorrow / Ayse Onculer Dreadful possibilities, neglected probabilities / Cass R. Sunstein and Richard Zeckhauser Why we still fail to learn from disasters / Robert Meyer Dumb decisions or as smart as the average politician? : economic and behavioral explanations for insurance demand / Mark V. Pauly The hold-up problem : why it is urgent to rethink the economics of disaster insurance protection / W. Kip Viscusi The peculiar politics of american disaster policy : how television has changed federal relief / David Moss Catastrophe insurance and regulatory reform after the subprime mortgage crisis / Dwight M. Jaffee Toward financial stability : lessons from catastrophe reinsurance / Kenneth A. Froot Economic theory and the financial crisis : how inefficient incentives can lead to catastrophes / Kenneth Arrow Environmental politics : are you a conservative? / Geoffrey Heal Act now, later, or never? : the challenges of managing long-term risks / Christian Gollier Climate change : insuring risk and changes in risk / Neil Doherty International social protection in the face of climate change : developing insurance for the poor / Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer Are we making a difference? / Baruch Fischhoff Thinking clearly : the importance of training policy makers in decision sciences / Ralph L. Keeney Decision making : a view on tomorrow / Howard Raiffa Influential social science, risks, and disasters : a view from the national science foundation / Robert O'Connor and Dennis E. Wenger Reflections and guiding principles for dealing with societal risks / Howard Kunreuther. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58648-780-5 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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