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Based on recent advances in economics, especially those in
behavioral economics, this book elucidates theoretically and
empirically the mechanism of time-inconsistent decision making that
leads to various forms of self-destructive behavior. The topics
include over-eating and obesity, over-spending, over-borrowing,
under-saving, procrastination, smoking, gambling, over-drinking,
and other intemperate behaviors, all of which relate to serious
social problems in advanced countries. In this book, the author
attempts to construct a bridge between the basic theory of time
discounting, especially as of hyperbolic discounting, and
empirically observed "irrational (non-classical)" behavior in the
various contexts just mentioned. The empirical validity of the
theory is discussed using unique micro data as well as public macro
data. The book proposes prescriptions for individual decision
makers, whether sophisticated or naive, to make better choices in
self-control problems, and also provides policy makers with useful
advice for influencing people's decision making in the right
directions. This work is recommended not only to general readers
who seek to learn how to attain better self-regulation under
self-control problems. It also helps researchers who seek an
overview of positive and normative implications of hyperbolic
discounting, and thereby reconstruct economic theory for a better
understanding of actual human behavior and the resulting economic
dynamics .
This book is a collection of important contributions by Japanese
researchers and their coauthors to present current advances in
behavioral economics and finance, particularly in relation to
decision making and human well-being. The topics covered in this
volume include decision making under the conditions of
inter-temporal choices, risk and social relations, happiness and
the neuro-scientific/biological basis of behavior. The book
includes works of research, both theoretical and empirical, on time
discounting, time preferences, risk aversion, altruism, social
status, happiness, addiction, limited attention and health and
financial investments. The authors of the chapters add
supplementary discussions to survey more recent advances on related
topics or to provide detailed information that were abbreviated in
the original publications. The addenda will enable readers to
deepen their understanding of decision making and human well-being.
This book collects important contributions in behavioral economics
and related topics, mainly by Japanese researchers, to provide new
perspectives for the future development of economics and behavioral
economics. The volume focuses especially on economic studies that
examine interactions of multiple agents and/or market phenomena by
using behavioral economics models. Reflecting the diverse fields of
the editors, the book captures broad influences of behavioral
economics on various topics in economics. Those subjects include
parental altruism, economic growth and development, the relative
and permanent income hypotheses, wealth distribution, asset price
bubbles, auctions, search, contracts, personnel management and
market efficiency and anomalies in financial markets. The chapter
authors have added newly written addenda to the original articles
in which they address their own subsequent works, supplementary
analyses, detailed information on the underlying data and/or recent
literature surveys. This will help readers to further understand
recent developments in behavioral economics and related research.
Based on recent advances in economics, especially those in
behavioral economics, this book elucidates theoretically and
empirically the mechanism of time-inconsistent decision making that
leads to various forms of self-destructive behavior. The topics
include over-eating and obesity, over-spending, over-borrowing,
under-saving, procrastination, smoking, gambling, over-drinking,
and other intemperate behaviors, all of which relate to serious
social problems in advanced countries. In this book, the author
attempts to construct a bridge between the basic theory of time
discounting, especially as of hyperbolic discounting, and
empirically observed "irrational (non-classical)" behavior in the
various contexts just mentioned. The empirical validity of the
theory is discussed using unique micro data as well as public macro
data. The book proposes prescriptions for individual decision
makers, whether sophisticated or naive, to make better choices in
self-control problems, and also provides policy makers with useful
advice for influencing people's decision making in the right
directions. This work is recommended not only to general readers
who seek to learn how to attain better self-regulation under
self-control problems. It also helps researchers who seek an
overview of positive and normative implications of hyperbolic
discounting, and thereby reconstruct economic theory for a better
understanding of actual human behavior and the resulting economic
dynamics .
This book collects important contributions in behavioral economics
and related topics, mainly by Japanese researchers, to provide new
perspectives for the future development of economics and behavioral
economics. The volume focuses especially on economic studies that
examine interactions of multiple agents and/or market phenomena by
using behavioral economics models. Reflecting the diverse fields of
the editors, the book captures broad influences of behavioral
economics on various topics in economics. Those subjects include
parental altruism, economic growth and development, the relative
and permanent income hypotheses, wealth distribution, asset price
bubbles, auctions, search, contracts, personnel management and
market efficiency and anomalies in financial markets. The chapter
authors have added newly written addenda to the original articles
in which they address their own subsequent works, supplementary
analyses, detailed information on the underlying data and/or recent
literature surveys. This will help readers to further understand
recent developments in behavioral economics and related research.
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