How we misunderstand economics and why it matters : the psychology of bias, distortion and conspiracy / David Leiser, Yhonatan Shemesh.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Authors: Leiser, David (Author), Shemesh, Yhonatan (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2018.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Folk-economic beliefs / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh
  • chapter 2 Why is economics so hard? / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh
  • chapter 3 Cognitive hurdles / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh
  • chapter 4 Unemployment and inflation / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh
  • chapter 5 The "good begets good" heuristic
  • The relations between macroeconomic variables / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh
  • chapter 6 What is the economy like?
  • How metaphors shape our understanding of economics / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh
  • chapter 7 Ideology
  • Lay understanding of capitalism / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh
  • chapter 8 Money and wealth / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh
  • chapter 9 Financial and economic literacy / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh
  • chapter 10 Public policy consequences / David Leiser Yhonatan Shemesh.