What is the meaning of behavioural economics?

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 985-1000

  Hargreaves Heap, Shaun P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural economics; Explanation; Method; Prescription

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; ECONOMICS; MODELING; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84883334808     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bes090     Document Type: Article

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