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Type Working Paper
Scope Discipline-based scholarship
Title From Imperialism to Inspiration: A Survey of Economics and Psychology
Organization Unit
Authors
  • Bruno Frey
  • Matthias Benz
Language
  • English
Institution University of Zurich
Series Name Working paper series / Institute for Empirical Research in Economics
Number No. 118
ISSN 1424-0459
Date 2002
Abstract Text Economics and psychology are both sciences of human behaviour. This paper gives a survey of their interaction. First, the changing relationship between the two sciences isndiscussed: while economics was once imperialistic, it has become a science inspired by psychological insights. In order to illustrate this, recent developments and evidence for three major areas are presented: bounded rationality, non-selfish behaviour, and the economics of happiness.
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