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Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes - And How to Correct Them : Lessons from the New Science of Behavioral Economics by Gary Belsky and Thomas Gilovich (1999, Hardcover)

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PublisherSimon & Schuster

ISBN-100684844931

ISBN-139780684844930

eBay Product ID (ePID)1146984

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Book TitleWhy Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes - And How to Correct Them : Lessons from the New Science of Behavioral Economics

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1999

TopicGeneral, Economics / General, Movements / Behaviorism, Investments & Securities / General, Personal Finance / General

GenreBusiness & Economics, Psychology

AuthorGary Belsky, Thomas Gilovich

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight16.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN98-031145

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal332.024

Table Of ContentCONTENTS WHY SMART PEOPLE MAKE BIG MONEY MISTAKESAn introduction to the new science of behavioral economics.Chapter 1: NOT ALL DOLLARS ARE CREATED EQUALHow "mental accounting" can help you save or cost you money.Chapter 2: WHEN SIX OF ONE ISN'T HALF A DOZEN OF THE OTHERHow "loss aversion" and the "sunk cost fallacy" lead you to throw good money after bad.Chapter 3: THE DEVIL THAT YOU KNOWHow the "status quo bias" and the "endowment effect" make financial choices difficult.Chapter 4: NUMBER NUMBNESS"Money illusion," "bigness bias," and other ways that ignorance about math and probabilities can hurt you.Chapter 5: ANCHORS AWEIGHWhy "anchoring" and "confirmation bias" lead you to make important money decisions based on unimportant information.Chapter 6: THE EGO TRAP"Overconfidence" and the price of thinking that you know more than you do.Chapter 7: I HERD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE"Information cascades" and the danger of relying too much on the financial moves of others.Conclusion: NOW WHAT?Principles to ponder and steps to take.Postscript: PSYCHIC INCOMEAcknowledgments

LC Classification NumberHG179.B375 1999