Policy and choice : Public finance through the lens of behavioral economics / William J. Congdon, Jeffrey R. Kling, and Sendhil Mullainathan.

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Congdon, William J

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Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2010Description: viii, 247 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780815722588

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DDC classification:

336 CON 22

LOC classification:

HJ141 .C65 2011

Contents:

The promise; Psychology and the foundations of public finance; Psychology and economics; Behavioural economics and public finance; Behavioral economics and public finance in practice; Asymmetric information; Externalities and public goods; Poverty and inequality; Taxation and revenue.

Summary: "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 affect public finance policy regarding externalities, information asymmetries, poverty, and taxes"--Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	MPP Section	336 CON (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		35904

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The promise;
Psychology and the foundations of public finance;
Psychology and economics;
Behavioural economics and public finance;
Behavioral economics and public finance in practice;
Asymmetric information;
Externalities and public goods;
Poverty and inequality;
Taxation and revenue.

"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 affect public finance policy regarding externalities, information asymmetries, poverty, and taxes"--Provided by publisher.

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