How We Misunderstand Economics and Why it Matters: The Psychology of Bias, Distortion and Conspiracy

Accessibly and incisive, this important and timely book explores how our 'natural' way of thinking interprets key economic issues, and shows how our thinking is often driven by ideas of conspiracy, morality and false causality.

Author: David Leiser,Yhonatan Shemesh
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05/14/2018
Pages: 166
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781138938939

About the Author

David Leiser is Full Professor of Economic and Social Psychology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. He is Past President of the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology, and President of the Economic Psychology Division of the International Association of Applied Psychology. He studies lay conceptions, especially in the economic domain.

Yhonatan Shemesh holds a BA and MA in cognitive science from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. His research focuses on the ways the human evolutionary cognitive endowment affects how people think and act in the modern world.

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