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Richard Thaler and the Rise of Behavioral Economics
Author(s) -
Barberis Nicholas
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the scandinavian journal of economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.725
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1467-9442
pISSN - 0347-0520
DOI - 10.1111/sjoe.12313
Subject(s) - economics , behavioral economics , positive economics , behavioural sciences , neoclassical economics , social science , sociology , microeconomics
Abstract Richard Thaler was awarded the 2017 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his contributions to behavioral economics. In this article, I review and discuss these contributions.