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

By: Leiser, David [author.].
Contributor(s): Shemesh, Yhonatan [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 165 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781315675343.Subject(s): Economics -- Psychological aspectsDDC classification: 330.019 Online resources: Click here to view.
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.
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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.

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