Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist

Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist Abstract Adam Smith's psychological perspective in The Theory of Moral Sentiments is remarkably similar to “dual-process” frameworks advanced by psychologists, neuroscientists, and more recently by behavioral economists, based on behavioral data and detailed observations of brain functioning. It also anticipates a wide range of insights regarding phenomena such as loss aversion, willpower, and fairness that have been the focus of modern behavioral economics. This essay draws attention to some of these connections. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Economic Perspectives American Economic Association

Loading next page...
 
/lp/american-economic-association/adam-smith-behavioral-economist-u2Nk801yCr

References (93)

Publisher
American Economic Association
Copyright
Copyright © 2005 by the American Economic Association
Subject
Symposia
ISSN
0895-3309
DOI
10.1257/089533005774357897
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

Abstract Adam Smith's psychological perspective in The Theory of Moral Sentiments is remarkably similar to “dual-process” frameworks advanced by psychologists, neuroscientists, and more recently by behavioral economists, based on behavioral data and detailed observations of brain functioning. It also anticipates a wide range of insights regarding phenomena such as loss aversion, willpower, and fairness that have been the focus of modern behavioral economics. This essay draws attention to some of these connections.

Journal

Journal of Economic PerspectivesAmerican Economic Association

Published: Sep 1, 2005

There are no references for this article.