|
|
|
|
||||
|
||||
Coverage of Behavioral and Experimental Economics in Undergraduate Microeconomics TextbooksChiara Lombardini-RiipinenUniversity of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies Minna AutioUniversity of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies December 2007 Abstract: This paper analyzes to what degree 25 undergraduate microeconomics textbooks incorporate contributions from behavioral economics and experimental economics. We find that ten of the 25 textbooks examined make no reference at all to behavioral economics; six dedicate less than 1% of total pages to it, six between 1% and 2.6%, and three between 6% and 11%. When behavioral economics is discussed, the focus tends to be on bounded rationality rather than on bounded self-interest or bounded willpower. Experimental economics is not discussed at all in ten textbooks, twelve textbooks dedicate less than 0.6% of total pages to it, while three dedicate between 2% and 10% of total pages. We discuss the possible causes of the detected variation in the coverage of behavioral economics drawing from a variety of qualitative materials.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 32 Keywords: behavioral economics, economics education and teaching of economics, experimental economics, microeconomics, psychology, textbooks JEL Classification: A22, B49, B59, D01 working papers seriesDate posted: January 29, 2008Suggested CitationContact Information
|
|
||||||||||||||||
© 2013 Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
FAQ
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Copyright
This page was processed by apollo7 in 0.312 seconds
