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Journal of Economic Literature

ISSN 0022-0515 (Print) | ISSN 2328-8175 (Online)

Advancing Beyond Advances in Behavioral Economics

  • Drew Fudenberg
Journal of Economic Literature
vol. 44, no. 3, September 2006
(pp. 694–711)
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Abstract

This essay discusses the field of behavioral economics, with a focus on the papers in Advances in Behavioral Economics. These papers show that there is a body of “behavioral facts” that is both economically significant and regular enough to be modeled. For the field to advance further, it should devote more attention to the foundations of its models, and develop unified explanations for a wider range of phenomena.

Citation

Fudenberg, Drew. 2006. "Advancing Beyond Advances in Behavioral Economics." Journal of Economic Literature, 44 (3): 694–711. DOI: 10.1257/jel.44.3.694

JEL Classification

  • B50 Current Heterodox Approaches: General
  • C70 Game Theory and Bargaining Theory: General
  • D01 Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles