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Monday, October 26, 2009

Are we in control of our decisions?

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Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational as we think when we make decisions.





Behavioral Economics Introduction



Standard Economics vs. Behavioral Economics 




Visual and decision illusions






 




Behavioral economist Dan Ariely studies the bugs in our moral code: the hidden reasons we think it's OK to cheat or steal (sometimes). Clever studies help make his point that we're predictably irrational -- and can be influenced in ways we can't grasp.


 




 Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely Introduction From Injury to Behavioral Economics


  


Predictably Irrational Chapter 1 - Everything is Relative  



Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely Chapter 2 Supply and Demand?  




Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely Chapter 3 The Cost of Zero  




Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely Chapter 4 The Cost of Social Norms 






Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely Chapter 5 The Influence of Arousal 



Chapter 6 The Problem of Procrastination 



Chapter 7: The High Price of Ownership



 Chapter 8: Keeping doors open


 

Chapter 9: The effect of expectations




 Chapter 10: The power of price




Chapters 11 and 12: The context of our character



Chapter 13: What is behavioral economics?




First Decisions Matter a Lot



The Temptation of Free



Social vs. Financial Exchanges





We Don't Recognize Ourselves




Self-Control Mechanisms

 

 

High Cost of Attachment

 

Keeping Options Open


Expectations Color Experiences


You Get What You Pay For


Dishonesty: Everyone Cheats a Little Bit


The promise of Behavioral Economics


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