Policy and Choice: Public Finance through the Lens of Behavioral Economics

Name: Policy and Choice: Public Finance through the Lens of Behavioral Economics
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ISBN: 9780815704980

Public Finance through the Lens of Behavioral Economics

by William J. Congdon, Jeffrey R. Kling, Sendhil Mullainathan · 2011 · 247 pages

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An exploration of how behavioral economics reshapes traditional public finance analysis. The book examines how psychological insights into human behavior affect policy design regarding taxation, social insurance, and externalities. It provides a unified framework that integrates both traditional economic levers and psychologically informed instruments.

Genres

Psychology & Behavior Economics & Finance Society & Politics

Topics

Behavioral Economics Externalities Moral Hazard Public Finance Public Policy Social Insurance Taxation