{"product_id":"bounded-rationality-isbn-9780262543705","title":"Bounded Rationality","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo leaders in the field explore the foundations of bounded rationality and its effects on choices by individuals, firms, and the government.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBounded rationality recognizes that human behavior departs from the perfect rationality assumed by neoclassical economics. In this book, Sanjit Dhami and Cass R. Sunstein explore the foundations of bounded rationality and consider the implications of this approach for public policy and law, in particular for questions about choice, welfare, and freedom. The authors, both recognized as experts in the field, cover a wide range of empirical findings and assess theoretical work that attempts to explain those findings. Their presentation is comprehensive, coherent, and lucid, with even the most technical material explained accessibly. They not only offer observations and commentary on the existing literature but also explore new insights, ideas, and connections.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAfter examining the traditional neoclassical framework, which they refer to as the Bayesian rationality approach (BRA), and its empirical issues, Dhami and Sunstein offer a detailed account of bounded rationality and how it can be incorporated into the social and behavioral sciences. They also discuss a set of models of heuristics-based choice and the philosophical foundations of behavioral economics. Finally, they examine libertarian paternalism and its strategies of “nudges.” \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments xi\u003cbr\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e2 What Is Rationality and What Is the Evidence for It? 23\u003cbr\u003e3 The Case for Bounded Rationality 109\u003cbr\u003e4 Behavioral Models of Heuristics-Based Choice 169\u003cbr\u003e5 Kahneman and Tversky's Research Program on Heuristics and Biases 265\u003cbr\u003e6 The Fast and Frugal Heuristics Research Program 305\u003cbr\u003e7 Philosophical Foundations 341\u003cbr\u003e8 Optimal Taxation and Regulation in Behavioral Economics 374\u003cbr\u003e9 Libertarian Paternalism in Theory 403\u003cbr\u003e10 Libertarian Paternalism in Practice 423\u003cbr\u003e11 Epilogue 443\u003cbr\u003eNotes 445\u003cbr\u003eReferences 455\u003cbr\u003eIndex 503“\u003ci\u003eBounded Rationality\u003c\/i\u003e is simply the best book on this topic. Encompassing, empirically grounded, analytically sophisticated, and intuitively compelling.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Ernst Fehr, Professor of Economics, University of Zurich\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a wonderful introduction to both classic and more recent behavioral economics. The mixture of theory and empirical evidence is very useful and healthy. The applications to public policy are particularly interesting. I highly recommend it to all entrants to the field.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Xavier Gabaix, Pershing Square Professor of Economics and Finance, Harvard University\u003c\/b\u003eSanjit Dhami is Professor of Economics at the University of Leicester and the author of the seven-volume \u003ci\u003eThe Foundations of Behavioral Economic Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e. Cass R. Sunstein is Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School and Chair of the Technical Advisory Group on Behavioral Insights and Sciences at the World Health Organization. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSludge\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press), \u003ci\u003eNudge\u003c\/i\u003e (with Richard H. Thaler), and other books.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305158693093,"sku":"NP9780262543705","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262543705.jpg?v=1767722986","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/bounded-rationality-isbn-9780262543705","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}