A Course in Behavioral Economics

by Erik Angner

A Course in Behavioral Economics is a concise and reader-friendly introduction to one of the most influential areas of economics today. Covering all core areas of the subject, the book requires no advanced mathematics and is full of examples, exercises, and problems drawn from the fields of economics, management, marketing, political science, and public policy, among others. It is an ideal first textbook for students coming to behavioral economics from a wide range of disciplines, and would also appeal to the general reader looking for a thorough and readable introduction to the subject.

Available to access to an Instructor's Manual at www.palgrave.com/economics/angner, containing a sample syllabus,
instructor guide, sample handouts and examinations, and PowerPoint slides.

Genres: Economics, Psychology, Nonfiction, Reference

272 pages, Paperback

First published May 8, 2012

About the author

Erik is a philosopher and economist based at Stockholm University. As a result of mission creep, he has two PhD's, one in philosophy and one in economics – both from the University of Pittsburgh. He is author, most recently, of How Economics Can Save the World: Simple Ideas to Solve Our Biggest Problems. He lives in Stockholm with his wife and their three children.

Reviews

[oliwka]

Good explanations but i don’t like when authors of course books are intentionally trying to be funny and resonate with students through jokes that are not particularly funny.

[Joris Gillet]

Been reading a couple of the most popular behavioural economics textbooks recently (am teaching a undergraduate module on the topic next year) and this is by far my favourite. Clear and to the point but at the same time also much more thorough than all the pop.science behavioural econ books but also not too technical. Lots of good exercises in the body of the text. Like the approach where two chapters in a row each cover the same topic: first the traditional economic way, secondly using a behavioural economics lense.

[julia]

'Albert Einstein is sometimes quoted as having said that compound
interest is one of the most powerful forces in the universe. This would
have been a wonderful quotation, had he actually said it, which there is no
evidence that he did.'

good book

[Vickie]

Gives good examples of behavior pertaining to economics!

[Kendall Estep]

Read for my behavioral economics class

[Azatuhy Khachatrian]

Excellent choice of words, interesting and entertaining examples and exercises. Got pleasure while reading.

[Lubomir Christoff]

A logically organized, non-trivial introductory text

[Jacob]

A Course in Behavioral Economics delves into Kahneman and others research to provide a handbook on the youthful new discipline of behavioral economics. Complete with examples and problems, Angner creates a tool for the use and application of the new social science into real world application. If any book has revealed the desperate need for an economics and finance woven with psychology, this book has done so egregiously and with authority.

Book review at www.blackgolddisease.com/bookshelf.html

[Helena Brennan]

A really interesting topic that challenges the standard economic theory of rationality