Russell Sage Foundation, 1991 Cloth: 978-0-87154-846-7 | Paper: 978-0-87154-847-4 Library of Congress Classification HB171.T47 1991 Dewey Decimal Classification 330
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Standard economics theory is built on the assumption that human beings act rationally in their own self interest. But if rationality is such a reliable factor, why do economic models so often fail to predict market behavior accurately? According to Richard Thaler, the shortcomings of the standard approach arise from its failure to take into account systematic mental biases that color all human judgments and decisions.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
RICHARD H. THALER is Henrietta Johnson Louis Professor of Economics, and director of the Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision Research, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University.