On the collaborative potential of psychology and economics

J. Keith Murnighan; Thomas W. Ross

On the collaborative potential of psychology and economics

J. Keith Murnighan, Thomas W. Ross^*

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This essay introduces the papers of this special issue by framing them within a discussion of the past and present state of relations between social psychologists and economists working on models of human decision making. We review the different approaches scholars have taken in the two fields, as well as some experimental work conducted in each, and argue that we have much to learn from each other. While psychologists and economists have typically attended to different issues in their research, the papers in this collection ably illustrate the potential for collaborations drawing on the strengths of each field.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-10
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Volume	39
Issue number	1
State	Published - May 1999

Keywords

Experiments in decision making
Judgement bias
Psychology and economics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Economics and Econometrics
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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