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Policy and choice public finance through the lens of behavioral economics / William J. Congdon, Jeffrey R. Kling, and Sendhil Mullainathan.
| Author/creator | Congdon, William J. |
| Other author | Kling, Jeffrey R. |
| Other author | Mullainathan, Sendhil. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, |
| Description | viii, 247 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from UPCC Books Political Science and Policy Studies 2011 Subject Collection |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The promise -- Psychology and the foundations of public finance -- Psychology and economics -- Behavioral economics and public finance -- Behavioral economics and public finance in practice -- Asymmetric information -- Externalities and public goods -- Poverty and inequality -- Taxation and revenue. |
| Abstract | "Applies the psychological insights of behavioral economics to economic concepts such as moral hazard, deadweight loss, and incidence. Explores how deviations from the standard economic model of decisionmaking--imperfect optimization, bounded self-control, and nonstandard preferences--might affect public finance policy regarding externalities, information asymmetries, poverty, and taxes"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010050542 |
| ISBN | 9780815704980 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |