The new kid on our “alphabet block” (see: title of this article) is Behavioral Economics (“BE”). Unlike classical economics, which focuses on how people ought to behave (when driven by rational self-interest), BE focuses on how people actually behave, especially when that behavior doesn’t make sense. As a result, BE is often considered the science of irrationality, and its practice is heavily focused on human decision-making.
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