Caveman economics

I am greatly enjoying Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely - who spoke at the LSE last week (there was a long queue of my students wanting to buy the book). Today’s Mail on Sunday previews another example of the new genre of popular books on behavioural economics written by Professor Pete Lunn from the Economic and Social Research Institute and given the enticing title Basic Instincts: Human Nature and the New Economics. It is published by Marshall Cavendish next month, few details available yet. I will keep my eye out and add to the blog when they are more widely known.

Daniel Kahneman on decision-making [5 Feb 2012]
Behavioural Economics: Herd Behaviour [28 Nov 2011]
LSE Lecture: Daniel Kahneman - Thinking Fast and Slow [15 Nov 2011]
Behavioural Economics: Bittersweet Symphony - The Psychology of Food [8 Nov 2011]
Behavioural Economics - The IKEA effect [25 Sep 2011]
Study Note - The Basic Economic Problem: Scarcity and Choice [13 Sep 2011]
Review of “Adapt” by Tim Harford [9 May 2011]
Dominos Pizza turns to Behavioural Economics [5 May 2011]
The Power of Incentives [31 Mar 2011]
Ariely on Limitations of Rational Economics [23 Jan 2011]
Behavioural Economics - Nudge Squared! [30 Dec 2010]
Behavioural Economics - Public Policy and Behavioural Change [30 Dec 2010]
Behavioural economics links [13 Dec 2010]
Pricing tricks and behavioural economics [12 Dec 2010]
Dan Ariely at the LSE [19 Oct 2010]
Monkeynomics! [2 Aug 2010]
The Upside of Irrationality [22 Jul 2010]
Questions in Behavioural Economics - Combatting obesity [30 Jun 2010]
Questions in Behavioural Economics - The Longest Match and Loss Aversion [30 Jun 2010]
Questions in behavioural economics - How can framing be used to influence public decisions? [27 Jun 2010]
Questions in behavioural economics - Why is the placebo effect important? [26 Jun 2010]
Questions in behavioural economics - Why do we engage in herd behaviour? [25 Jun 2010]
Recycling waste - goodbye stick, hello carrot [7 Jun 2010]
Why is it so hard to tickle yourself? [25 May 2010]
Dan Ariely’s new book - the Upside of Irrationality [21 May 2010]
The Irrationality of Shaving [2 May 2010]
A Fun Way to Get People to Obey Speed Limits [2 Apr 2010]
Lessons from an Ad Man - Superb microeconomics! [25 Oct 2009]
Say sorry ... it makes business sense! [24 Sep 2009]
Spending £75 for a piece of 3D card? [4 Jul 2009]
Dan Ariely on BBC Worldwide [10 May 2009]
Nudge nudge wink wink ... [22 Mar 2009]
Two More Tim Harford Shorts [7 Mar 2009]
Game theory and emotions [11 Jan 2009]
Beyond AS Exams - Behavioural Economics [8 Jun 2008]
Common mistakes in daily decisions [17 Mar 2008]
Dan Ariely in London on the 17th [9 Mar 2008]
Placebo, price and pain relief [5 Mar 2008]
Carrots and Sticks [11 Feb 2008]

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