A comprehensive overview of contemporary economic psychology Economic Psychology presents an accessible overview of contemporary economic psychology. The science of economic mental life and behavior is increasingly relevant as people are expected to take more responsibility for their household and personal economic decisions. The text will, in addition to reviewing current knowledge on each topic presented, consider the practical and policy implications for supporting economic decision making. Economic Psychology examines the central aspects of adult decision making in everyday life and includes the theories of economic decision making based on risk, value and affect, and theories of intertemporal choice. The text reviews the nature and behavioral consequences of economic mental representations about such things as material possessions, money and the economy. The editor Robert Ranyard a noted expert on economic psychology presents a life–span developmental approach, from childhood to old age. He also reviews the important societal issues such as charitable giving and economic sustainability. This vital resource: Reviews the economic psychology in everyday life including financial behaviour such as saving and tax–paying and matters such as entrepreneurial activity Offers an introduction to the field and traces the emergence of the discipline, from Adam Smith to George Katona and Herbert Simon Includes information on societal issues such as charitable giving and pro–environmental behaviour Considers broader perspectives on economic psychology: life–span psychological development from childhood to old age Written for students of psychology, Economic Psychology reviews the most important information on contemporary economic psychology with a focus on individual and household economic decision making, ranging widely across financial matters such as borrowing and saving, and economic activities such as buying, trading, and working. INDICE: Preface xv .Notes on Contributors xvii .Acknowledgements xxvii .PART 1 Fundamentals 1 .Chapter 1 Introduction to Economic Psychology: The Science of Economic Mental Life and Behaviour 3Rob Ranyard and Vera Rita de Mello Ferreira .1.1 Introduction 4 .1.2 The emergence of the discipline 5 .1.3 Research methods 10 .1.4 Economic mental representations 11 .1.5 Financial behaviour and economic activity 12 .1.6 Life–span perspectives 13 .1.7 Economic psychology and society 14 .1.8 Summary 16 .Note 16 .Review questions 16 .References 16 .Further reading 18 .Chapter 2 Theories of Economic Decision–Making: Value, Risk and Affect 19Anton Kühberger and Michael Schulte–Mecklenbeck .2.1 Introduction 20 .2.2 Value and utility 20 .2.3 Risk and uncertainty 22 .2.4 Developments based on Subjectively Expected Utility (SEU) 23 .2.5 B eyond Utility–Based Theories 25 .2.6 Hot Decisions 27 .2.7 Summary 31 .Review Questions 31 .References 31 .Further Reading 34 .Chapter 3 Future–Oriented Decisions: Intertemporal Choice 35Daniel Read and Marc Scholten .3.1 Introduction 36 .3.2 Rational Intertemporal Choice 36 .3.3 A nomalies in Intertemporal Choice 38 .3.4 E xplaining Anomalies 41 .3.5 Framing Effects 42 .3.6 What Do We Care About When We Measure Intertemporal Choice? 44 .3.7 Summary 45 .Notes 46 .Review Questions 46 .References 47 .Further Reading 50 .Part 2 Research Methods 51 .Chapter 4 Research Methods for Economic Psychology 53Gerrit Antonides .4.1 Introduction 54 .4.2 Q ualitative Methods 55 .4.3 Q uantitative Methods 58 .4.4 Conclusion 63 .4.5 Summary 64 .Review Questions 64 .References 64 .Further Reading 68 .Chapter 5 Assessing Psychological Dispositions and States that Can Influence Economic Behaviour 69Simon McNair and W. Ray Crozier .5.1 Introduction 70 .5.2 Psychological Dispositions and Economic Behaviour 71 .5.3 Psychological States and Economic Behaviour 76 .5.4 Methodological Issues in Assessing Dispositions and States 81 .5.5 Summary 82 .Notes 83 .Review Questions 83 .References 83 .Further Reading 87 .Chapter 6 Developing, Evaluating, and Using Subjective Scales of Personality, Preferences, and Well–Being: A Guide to Psychometrics for Psychologists and Economists 88Alex M. Wood and Christopher J. Boyce .6.1 Introduction 89 .6.2 The Importance of Psychometrics for Economic .Psychology Research 89 .6.3 S teps in Developing a Scale 91 .6.4 Other Steps and Conclusion 100 .6.5 Summary 100 .Note 100 .Review Questions 101 .References 101 .Further Reading 103 .Part 3 E conomic Mental Representations 105 .Chapter 7 The Psychological Meaning of Money 107Tomasz Zaleskiewicz, Agata Gasiorowska and Kathleen D. Vohs .7.1 Introduction 108 .7.2 Money: Economic and Psychological Perspectives 108 .7.3 Predictions 109 .7.4 The Method of Money Priming: Akin to Getting a Taste of Big Money 111 .7.5 Results 112 .7.6 Summary 118 .Acknowledgements 118 .Review questions 118 .References 119 .Further Reading 121 .Chapter 8 Mental Accounting and Economic Behaviour 123Gerrit Antonides and Rob Ranyard .8.1 Introduction 124 .8.2 B road Mental Accounts 124 .8.3 Mental Accounts for Specific Financial Decisions 126 .8.4 Other Categorizations of Money 127 .8.5 Functions of Mental Accounts 129 .8.6 D eterminants of Mental Accounting 133 .8.7 Conclusion 134 .8.8 Summary 135 .Review Questions 135 .References 136 .Further Reading 138 .Chapter 9 How Laypeople Understand the Economy 139David Leiser and Zeev Krill .9.1 Introduction: Understanding Economics Is Hard Yet Expected 140 .9.2 Interacting Variables 143 .9.3 U sing Metaphors 147 .9.4 Financial Literacy 149 .9.5 Summary 150 .Review Questions 151 .References 151 .Further Reading 154 .Chapter 10 The Citizen s Judgements of Prices and Inflation 155Rob Ranyard, Fabio Del Missier, Nicolao Bonini and Davide Pietroni .10.1 Introduction 156 .10.2 Price Evaluation 156 .10.3 Inflation 161 .10.4 Policy Implications 165 .10.5 Summary 166 .Notes 166 .Review Questions 167 .References 167 .Further Reading 170 .Chapter 11 Materialism and the Meanings of Possessions 171W. Ray Crozier .11.1 Introduction: The Socio–Economic Context of Possessions and Materialism 172 .11.2 The Psychological Meanings of Possessions 173 .11.3 Psychological Aspects of Materialism 176 .11.4 Materialism and Subjective Well–Being 178 .11.5 Summary 182 .Notes 183 .Review Questions 183 .References 183 .Further Reading 185 .Part 4 Financial Behaviour 187 .Chapter 12 Defining and Influencing Financial Capability 189Ivo Vlaev and Antony Elliott .12.1 Introduction 190 .12.2 A New Conceptualization of Financial Capability 190 .12.3 Ways to Influence Financial Capability 196 .12.4 Conclusion 202 .12.5 Summary 202 .Notes 202 .Review Questions 203 .References 203 .Further Reading 205 .Chapter 13 Saving Behaviour: Economic and Psychological Approaches 206Ellen K. Nyhus .13.1 Introduction 207 .13.2 E conomic Perspectives 209 .13.3 Psychological Approaches 211 .13.4 Summary 217 .Review Questions 218 .References 218 .Further Reading 221 .Chapter 14 The Psychology of Borrowing and Over–Indebtedness 222Rob Ranyard, Sandie McHugh and Simon McNair .14.1 Introduction 223 .14.2 D eterminants of Borrowing 224 .14.3 Credit Choice Processes 225 .14.4 Repayment Strategies 228 .14.5 Routes to Over–Indebtedness 229 .14.6 Psychological Consequences of Debt 230 .14.7 Policy Implications 231 .14.8 Summary 233 .Review Questions 234 .References 234 .Further Reading 238 .Chapter 15 Behaviour in Financial Markets 239Martin Hedesström .15.1 Introduction 240 .15.2 D o Stocks Always Trade at the Right Price? 240 .15.3 Cognitive Influences on Investor Behaviour 242 .15.4 E motional Influences 246 .15.5 S ocial Influences 248 .15.6 Policy Implications 250 .15.7 Summary 250 .Review Questions 250 .References 251 .Further Reading 254 .Chapter 16 Tax Behaviour 255Erich Kirchler and Erik Hoelzl .16.1 Introduction 256 .16.2 Taxes and Tax Compliance 256 .16.3 Tax Attitudes by Individual Taxpayers 258 .16.4 Profit Shifting and Aggressive Tax Planning by Companies 260 .16.5 Regulation Strategies by Tax Authorities 261 .16.6 Interaction Climates Between Taxpayers and Tax Authorities 264 .16.7 Practical Implications 267 .16.8 Summary 268 .Review Questions 268 .References 268 .Further Reading 271 .PART 5 E conomic Activity 273 .Chapter 17 Volunteer Organizations: Motivating with Awards 275Bruno S. Frey and Jana Gallus .17.1 Introduction 276 .17.2 Organizational Forms 276 .17.3 A wards as Motivation 279 .17.4 Conditions for Successfully Giving Awards to Volunteers 282 .17.5 E ffects Of Awards on Performance 284 .17.6 Summary 285 .Review Questions 285 .References 285 .Further Reading 286 .Chapter 18 Entrepreneurial Activity 287Artur Domurat and Tadeusz Tyszka .18.1 Introduction 288 .18.2 E nvironmental Factors and Entrepreneurship 289 .18.3 Reasons for Engaging in Entrepreneurial Activity 290 .18.4 Personality Characteristics of Entrepreneurs 292 .18.5 Psychological Traps in Entrepreneurship 296 .18.6 Teaching Entrepreneurship 297 .18.7 Summary 299 .Review Questions 300 .References 300 .Further Reading 303 .Chapter 19 The Economic Psychology of Gambling 304Juemin Xu and Nigel Harvey .19.1 Introduction 305 .19.2 Lotteries 305 .19.3 S cratch Cards 307 .19.4 Roulette 307 .19.5 Fruit Machines 309 .19.6 S ports Betting 309 .19.7 Card Games 311 .19.8 Problem Gambling 312 .19.9 Summary 314 .Review Questions 314 .References 314 .Further Reading 318 .PART 6 Life–Span Perspectives 319 .Chapter 20 Economic Socialization: Childhood, Adolescence, and Early Adulthood 321Annette Otto and Joyce Serido .20.1 Introduction 322 .20.2 A Contextual Framework for Economic Behaviour Development 322 .20.3 The Role of Parents in Economic Socialization 325 .20.4 The Study of Economic Behaviour Development From Childhood Through Early Adulthood 327 .20.5 Summary 331 .Review Questions 331 .References 331 .Further Reading 336 .Chapter 21 Childhood Psychological Predictors of Lifelong Economic Outcomes 337Mark Egan, Michael Daly, and Liam Delaney .21.1 Introduction 338 .21.2 Literature Review 338 .21.3 Lifecourse Perspective 344 .21.4 Methodological Challenges 346 .21.5 Policy Implications 348 .21.6 Conclusion 349 .21.7 Summary 349 .Notes 350 .Review Questions 350 .References 350 .Further Reading 353 .Chapter 22 The Economic Psychology of Financial Decision–Making and Money Management in the Household 354Stefanie J. Sonnenberg .22.1 Introduction 355 .22.2 Financial Decision–Making in the Household 356 .22.3 Household Money Management 361 .22.4 Conclusion 366 .22.5 Summary 367 .Notes 368 .Review Questions 368 .References 368 .Further Reading 370 .Chapter 23 Ageing and Economic Decision–Making 371Wändi Bruine De Bruin .23.1 Introduction 372 .23.2 The Role of Cognitive Deliberation in Decision Making 372 .23.3 The Role of Experience–Based Knowledge in Decision–Making 373 .23.4 The Role of Emotions in Decision–Making 374 .23.5 The Role of Motivation and Strategies in Decision–Making 375 .23.6 Interventions 376 .23.7 D irections for Future Research 378 .23.8 Summary 380 .Acknowledgements 380 .Review Questions 381 .References 381 .Further Reading 386 .Part 7 Economic Psychology and Society 387 .Chapter 24 Psychological Determinants of Charitable Giving 389Tehila Kogut and Ilana Ritov .24.1 Introduction 390 .24.2 D onation Decisions: Costs and Rewards 390 .24.3 Causes that Elicit More Help 391 .24.4 S pecific Individuals in Need 393 .24.5 E ffectiveness and Impact 395 .24.6 Who Helps and When? 396 .24.7 Main Research Methods in the Study of Charitable Giving 398 .24.8 Future Research Directions 399 .24.9 Summary 400 .Review Questions 400 .References 400 .Further Reading 404 .Chapter 25 Life Satisfaction and Emotional Well–Being: Psychological, Economic and Social Factors 405Tommy Gärling and Amelie Gamble .25.1 Introduction 406 .25.2 Views of Well–Being in Economics and Psychology 406 .25.3 Measurement of Subjective Well–Being 407 .25.4 Factors Influencing Subjective Well–Being 409 .25.5 Consequences of Subjective Well–Being 415 .25.6 Summary 417 .Review Questions 417 .References 417 .Further Reading 420 .Chapter 26 Living in Poverty: Understanding the Financial Behaviour of Vulnerable Groups 421Cäzilia Loibl .26.1 Introduction 422 .26.2 D efinition of Poverty 422 .26.3 Characteristics of Financial Behaviours 423 .26.4 Vulnerable Population Groups 427 .26.5 Policy Implications 431 .26.6 Summary 431 .Review Questions 431 .References 432 .Further Reading 434 .Chapter 27 Economic Psychology and Pro–Environmental Behaviour 435Michel Handgraaf, Anouk Griffioen, Jan Willem Bolderdijkand John Thøgersen .27.1 Introduction 436 .27.2 B ounded Rationality 437 .27.3 The Environment as a Social Dilemma 441 .27.4 Conclusion 444 .27.5 Summary 445 .Review Questions 446 .References 446 .Further Reading 450 .Chapter 28 Insurance Behaviour and Society 451Rob Ranyard, John K. Ashton and Bill Hebenton .28.1 Introduction 452 .28.2 Insurance as Risk Protection 452 .28.3 Mis–Selling 456 .28.4 Insurance Fraud 459 .28.5 Summary 462 .Notes 463 .Review Questions 463 .References 463 .Further Reading 467 .Index 469
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