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Behavioral economics

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At a glance

Behavioral economics is the study of the psychological factors involved in the decisions of individuals or institutions, and how these decisions deviate from those implied by traditional economic theory.

Disciplines
Economics · Psychology
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Behavioral Economics, Behavioral Science, Social Psychology
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4 · 3 relation families

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Bridge concepts (116)

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  • Feedback3
    Biology, Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Systems Biology, Systems Science · connects to Balancing loop, Reinforcing loop, Resilience
  • Climate2
    Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science, Geography, Meteorology, Physics · connects to Agriculture, Seasonality
  • Dominant strategy2
    Game Theory, Mathematics · connects to Game theory, Nash equilibrium
  • Environmental valuation2
    Ecological Economics · connects to Externality, Natural capital
  • Epidemic spread2
    Epidemiology, Network Science, Public Health · connects to Exponential growth, Risk

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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 14 disciplines: Behavioral Economics, Behavioral Science, Cognitive Psychology, Ecological Economics, Ecology, Economics, Mathematics, Microeconomics, Political Economy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Policy, Social Psychology, Sustainability Science.
  • Behavioral economics is a bridge concept — viewed here through Economics, Psychology.
  • The connections here span 4 relation families.
  • Constraints explains 2 concepts in this view (Ecology, Economics, Political Science, Public Policy, Sustainability Science).

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