Economía Material: Cuerpo Y Cerebro (Material Economics: Body and Brain)
Revista de Economía Institucional, vol. 14, n.º 26, primer semestre/2012
17 Pages Posted: 12 Jul 2012
Date Written: 2012
Abstract
Neuroeconomics gives a material foundation to economics. The basic framework of this paper is one that takes into account cognitive psychology, economics, biology and neuroscience in general. Specifically, it is a review of findings which aim to make explicit the idea that it is the body and brain that determine individual economic behaviour. In other words, decisions are a function of revealed biology. The basic hypothesis is that a rational organism must be consistent with its revealed biology.
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Keywords: neuroeconomics, behavioral economics, microeconomic
JEL Classification: D87, D03, D01
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