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A Perspective on Psychology and Economics

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Matthew Rabin (University of California, Berkeley)
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This essay provides a perspective on the trend towards integrating psychology into economics. Some topics are discussed, and arguments are provided for why movement towards greater psychological realism in economics will improve mainstream economics.

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Paper provided by Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley in its series Department of Economics, Working Paper Series with number 1003.

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Keywords: behavioral economics; psychology;

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