The biological bases of economic behaviour : a concise introduction /: a concise introduction. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David McFarland.
• Authors: McFarland, David
• Contents: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; 1 The Evolution of Economic Behaviour; Evolution by natural selection; Life history strategy; Kith and kin; Reciprocal altruism; Cultural evolution; Tool use and intelligence; Human evolution; Recent genetic changes; Human cultural evolution; The Neolithic revolution; Forms of exchange; Points to remember; 2 The Economic Behaviour of the Individual; A biological approach; The animal as an economic consumer; The supermarket analogy; Time and energy budgets in animals; Animal and human economics; Problems with microeconomics; Specific hungers. Points to remember3 Behavioural Economics; The experimental situation; The sterile environment; The captive animal; The real world; Animals in the real world; Humans in the real world; Hoarding and caching; The rationality muddle; Rational choice theory; Biological rationality; Points to remember; 4 The Biological Bases of Decision-Making; Decisions; Recapitulation; The biological view; Functional aspects of decision-making; Trade-off; "Voluntary" decisions; Introspection; The teleological imperative; Whither Homo economicus?; Points to remember; Glossary; Notes; Index.
• Publisher Details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 591.5; Economics; Animal behavior -- Economic aspects; Decision making in animals; Evolution (Biology); Economics -- Psychological aspects; Economic anthropology; Psychology, Comparative; Management science; Behavioral economics; Economic theory; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General; Decision making in animals; Economic anthropology; Economics -- Psychological aspects; Evolution (Biology); Psychology, Comparative; Business & Economics -- Economics -- Theory; Economic theory & philosophy; Business & Economics -- Organizational Behavior; Behavioural economics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137568069; 1137568062
• Related ISBNs: 9781137568083; 1137568089; 9781137568052; 1137568054
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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