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Judgments, decisions, and public policy / edited by Rajeev Gowda and Jeffrey C. Fox.

Contributor(s): Series: Cambridge series on judgment and decision makingPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.Description: xi, 372 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780521179959
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.6 GOW
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Contents:
Part I. The Fundamentals of Behavioural Decision Theory: 1. Judgment and decision-making: extrapolations and applications Chris Swoyer 2. Some morals of a theory of non-rational choice Douglas MacLean 3. Cognition, intuition, and policy guidelines Eldar Shafir Part II. Economic Applications and Contrasts: 4. Policy analysis and design with losses valued more than gains, and varying rates of time preference Jack L. Knetsch 5. Comparing micro- and macro-rationality Robert J. MacCoun 6. Bounded rationality versus standard utility maximisation: a test of energy 'price' responsiveness Lee S. Friedman Part III. Applications to Political and Legal Processes and Institutions: 7. Judgmental heuristics and news reporting Sharon Dunwoody and Robert J. Griffin 8. A behavioral approach to political advertising research Jeffrey C. Fox and Rick Farmer 9. Toward behavioral law and economics Cass R. Sunstein Part IV. Other Policy Applications: 10. Enhancing the effectiveness of innovative policy instruments: the implications of behavioral decision theory for right-to-know policies Rajeev Gowda 11. Behavioral perceptions and policies toward the environment Anthony Patt and Richard J. Zeckhauser 12. The affect heuristic: implications for understanding and managing risk-induced stigma Howard Kunreuther and Paul Slovic 13. Enlarging the pie by accepting small losses for large gains Jonathan Baron and Max H. Bazerman Part V. Commentary and Cautionary Note: 14. The virtues of cognitive humility: for us as well as them, Philip E. Tetlock.
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Part I. The Fundamentals of Behavioural Decision Theory:
1. Judgment and decision-making: extrapolations and applications Chris Swoyer
2. Some morals of a theory of non-rational choice Douglas MacLean
3. Cognition, intuition, and policy guidelines Eldar Shafir
Part II. Economic Applications and Contrasts:
4. Policy analysis and design with losses valued more than gains, and varying rates of time preference Jack L. Knetsch
5. Comparing micro- and macro-rationality Robert J. MacCoun
6. Bounded rationality versus standard utility maximisation: a test of energy 'price' responsiveness Lee S. Friedman
Part III. Applications to Political and Legal Processes and Institutions:
7. Judgmental heuristics and news reporting Sharon Dunwoody and Robert J. Griffin
8. A behavioral approach to political advertising research Jeffrey C. Fox and Rick Farmer
9. Toward behavioral law and economics Cass R. Sunstein
Part IV. Other Policy Applications:
10. Enhancing the effectiveness of innovative policy instruments: the implications of behavioral decision theory for right-to-know policies Rajeev Gowda
11. Behavioral perceptions and policies toward the environment Anthony Patt and Richard J. Zeckhauser
12. The affect heuristic: implications for understanding and managing risk-induced stigma Howard Kunreuther and Paul Slovic
13. Enlarging the pie by accepting small losses for large gains Jonathan Baron and Max H. Bazerman
Part V. Commentary and Cautionary Note:
14. The virtues of cognitive humility: for us as well as them, Philip E. Tetlock.