Comment on " Development Economics through the Lens of Psychology " by Sendhil Mullainathan
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Sendhil Mullainathan'S paper does a terrific job of acquainting the reader with concepts in behavioral economICS. Sendhil is one of the young wizards pioneering behavioral economics in nvo directions (which those of us working in behavioral economics since the 1980s have been hoping would emerge for years)-formalizmg psychology mathematically in a way that makes it directly useful in economic theory, and searching for applications in field data (see Camerer and Loewenstein 2003 for a recent revIew). Sendhil has laid out the cemral questions clearly and thoroughly, so my discussion will focus on two topics that go beyond his essay:
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Development Economics through the Lens of Psychology
Economists conceptualize a world populated by calculating, unemotional maximizers. This view shapes our understanding of many crucial elements of development economics-from how rural villagers save, to how parents decide on whether to send their children to school. Psychological research, however, has documented the incompleteness of this perspective. Individuals have self-control and time inco...
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تاریخ انتشار 2005