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behavioral economics

discipline of economy studying the effects of psychological, cognitive, emotional, cultural and social factors on decisions
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behavioral economics

Summary

behavioral economics is an academic discipline[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of academic_discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,377 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • behavioral economics's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
  • behavioral economics's instance of is recorded as school of economic thought[4].
  • behavioral economics's instance of is recorded as academic major[5].
  • behavioral economics is a type of economics[6].
  • behavioral economics is a type of psychology[7].
  • behavioral economics's Commons category is recorded as Behavioral economics[8].
  • behavioral economics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Behavioral economics[9].
  • behavioral economics's practiced by is recorded as behavioral economist[10].
  • behavioral economics's significant person is recorded as Daniel Kahneman[11].
  • behavioral economics's significant person is recorded as Amos Tversky[12].
  • behavioral economics's significant person is recorded as Richard Sugden[13].
  • behavioral economics's significant person is recorded as Richard Thaler[14].
  • behavioral economics's significant person is recorded as Emily Oster[15].
  • behavioral economics's significant person is recorded as David Laibson[16].
  • behavioral economics's significant person is recorded as Q126121410[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include academic discipline[3], school of economic thought[4], and academic major[5]. Recorded subclass of include economics[6] and psychology[7].

Why It Matters

behavioral economics ranks in the top 9% of academic_discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,377 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Amos Tversky Bradford Tuckfield Daniel Kahneman economics Fundus Heritage Ventures Peter Diamond psychology Richard Thaler Sigal Oren

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → economics, psychology
    Instance of → academic discipline, school of economic thought, academic major
    Topic's main category → Category:Behavioral economics
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