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100	1		_aPage, Lionel, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aOptimally Irrational : _bThe Good Reasons We Behave the Way We Do / _cLionel Page, University of Queensland.
264		1	_aCambridge ; _aNew York, NY : _bCambridge University Press , _c2023.
264		4	_c©2023
300			_axiv, 306 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 281-306).
505	0		_aPart I. Setting the scene. The homo economicus model -- The psychology of biases in human behaviour -- The logic of a scientific revolution in economics -- Evolution and the logic of optimisation -- Part II. Individual decisions. Rules of thumb and gut feelings -- Reference points and aversion to losses -- Sensitivity to probability -- The randomness of choices -- Impatience -- Part III. Social interactions. Kindness and reciprocity -- Emotions and commitment -- Social identity -- Impression management -- Selection of delusion -- Part IV. Epilogue. Rationality?
520			_a"For a long time, economists have assumed that we were cold, self-centred, rational decision makers - so-called Homo economicus; the last few decades have shattered this view. The world we live in and the situations we face are of course rich and complex, revealing puzzling aspects of our behaviour. Optimally Irrational argues that our improved understanding of human behaviour shows that apparent 'biases' are good solutions to practical problems - that many of the 'flaws' identified by behavioural economics are actually adaptive solutions. Page delivers an ambitious overview of the literature in behavioural economics and, through the exposition of these flaws and their meaning, presents a sort of unified theory of behaviouralism, cognitive psychology and evolutionary biology. He gathers theoretical and empirical evidence about the causes of behavioural 'biases' and proposes a big picture of what the discipline means for economics."-- Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aEconomics _xPsychological aspects.
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