Policy and choice : public finance through the lens of behavioral economics /

Policy and choice : public finance through the lens of behavioral economics /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Congdon, William J.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2011.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Subject:	Finance, Public -- Psychological aspects. Economics -- Psychological aspects. Finance, Public -- Decision-making. Human behavior -- Economic aspects. Economics -- Psychological aspects. Finance, Public -- Decision making. Human behavior -- Economic aspects.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8459858

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Other authors / contributors:	Kling, Jeffrey R. Mullainathan, Sendhil.
ISBN:	0815705018 (electronic bk.) 9780815705017 (electronic bk.)
Notes:	Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other form:	Original 9780815704980 0815704984

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
Part 1. Psychology and the foundations of public finance
1. Psychology and economics
2. Behavioral economics and public finance
Part II. Behavioral economics and public finance in practice
4. Asymmetric information
5. Externalities and public goods
6. Poverty and inequality
7. Taxation and revenue
Appendix A
Appendix B