Behavioral Economics Books

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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 298 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.12 — 132,406 ratings — published 2008
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 267 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.17 — 604,748 ratings — published 2011
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Paperback)
by (shelved 212 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.84 — 96,062 ratings — published 2008
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Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.16 — 24,081 ratings — published 2016
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 167 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.01 — 905,783 ratings — published 2005
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The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 104 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.03 — 35,986 ratings — published 2010
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SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 91 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.00 — 134,878 ratings — published 2009
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The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.99 — 64,848 ratings — published 2016
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 76 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.19 — 880,887 ratings — published 2008
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The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.93 — 17,009 ratings — published 2012
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.21 — 181,314 ratings — published 1984
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.01 — 862,804 ratings — published 2000
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The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.83 — 37,292 ratings — published 2004
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.96 — 627,528 ratings — published 2005
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto) Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto)
by (shelved 42 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.08 — 72,553 ratings — published 2001
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Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.78 — 19,792 ratings — published 2008
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Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.67 — 16,906 ratings — published 2021
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.96 — 123,690 ratings — published 2007
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Think Like a Freak Think Like a Freak (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 34 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.86 — 56,667 ratings — published 2014
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Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.94 — 7,615 ratings — published 2013
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.13 — 571,360 ratings — published 2012
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Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.77 — 5,199 ratings — published 2008
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The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.91 — 14,980 ratings — published 2010
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.95 — 126,706 ratings — published 2009
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Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter (ebook)
by (shelved 26 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.78 — 5,850 ratings — published 2017
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Irrational Exuberance Irrational Exuberance (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.98 — 8,553 ratings — published 2000
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How We Decide How We Decide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.85 — 41,753 ratings — published 2009
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The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.28 — 346,411 ratings — published 2020
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Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations (TED Books) Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations (TED Books)
by (shelved 25 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.70 — 5,611 ratings — published 2016
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Stumbling on Happiness Stumbling on Happiness (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.82 — 64,108 ratings — published 2006
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Choices, Values, and Frames Choices, Values, and Frames (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,032 ratings — published 2000
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David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.97 — 193,517 ratings — published 2013
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Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.03 — 55,477 ratings — published 2010
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.10 — 58,947 ratings — published 2012
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Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes And How To Correct Them: Lessons From The New Science Of Behavioral Economics Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes And How To Correct Them: Lessons From The New Science Of Behavioral Economics (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,585 ratings — published 1999
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The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.97 — 52,848 ratings — published 2012
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What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.85 — 105,660 ratings — published 2009
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Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.08 — 22,706 ratings — published 2015
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The Art of Thinking Clearly The Art of Thinking Clearly (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.85 — 42,274 ratings — published 2011
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Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,499 ratings — published 1982
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The Wisdom of Crowds The Wisdom of Crowds (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.82 — 24,819 ratings — published 2004
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The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.95 — 24,786 ratings — published 2008
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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.00 — 341,516 ratings — published 2019
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Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.12 — 51,098 ratings — published 2013
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.98 — 100,730 ratings — published 2006
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Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation and Deception Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation and Deception (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.43 — 2,382 ratings — published 2015
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The Undercover Economist The Undercover Economist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.81 — 29,871 ratings — published 2005
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,372,528 ratings — published 2018
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The Why Axis: Hidden Motives and The Undiscovered Economics of Everyday Life The Why Axis: Hidden Motives and The Undiscovered Economics of Everyday Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,377 ratings — published 2013
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Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as behavioral-economics)
avg rating 3.82 — 24,434 ratings — published 2018
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Dan Ariely
“Wouldn't economics make a lot more sense if it were based on how people actually behave, instead of how they should behave?”
Dan Ariely, Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

Daniel Kahneman
“Experienced radiologists who evaluate chest X-rays as “normal” or “abnormal” contradict themselves 20% of the time when they see the same picture on separate occasions”
Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

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