Behavioral economics
Behavioral economics examines how real cognitive constraints, emotions, and context influence people's economic decisions.
Definition
Behavioral economics combines economics with psychology to explain decisions that deviate from the fully rational human model. It analyzes, among others: heuristics, cognitive biases, loss aversion, framing effects, default options and choice architecture. It is useful in personal finance, service design, public policy and behavior change.
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Practice and life
Common misunderstanding
It is a mistake to assume that behavioral economics proves that people are irrational in all situations. A common mistake is using it to manipulate rather than support better decisions.
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