How we misunderstand economics and why it matters : the psychology of bias, distortion and conspiracy / David Leiser, Yhonatan Shemesh.

Author/creator Leiser, David author.
Other author Shemesh, Yhonatan, author.
Format Electronic
PublicationLondon : Routledge, 2018.
Description1 online resource
Supplemental ContentEbook Central
Subjects
Economics--Psychological aspects.

Contents Chapter 1 Introduction -- Folk-economic beliefs / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh -- chapter 2 Why is economics so hard? / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh -- chapter 3 Cognitive hurdles / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh -- chapter 4 Unemployment and inflation / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh -- chapter 5 The "good begets good" heuristic -- The relations between macroeconomic variables / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh -- chapter 6 What is the economy like? -- How metaphors shape our understanding of economics / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh -- chapter 7 Ideology -- Lay understanding of capitalism / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh -- chapter 8 Money and wealth / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh -- chapter 9 Financial and economic literacy / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh -- chapter 10 Public policy consequences / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 1, 2018)
Issued in other formPrint version: Leiser, David. How we misunderstand economics and why it matters. London : Routledge, 2018 1138938939 9781138938939
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ISBN9781317381891 (electronic bk.)
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