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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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Summary

behavioral economics is an academic discipline[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of academic discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,070 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: school of economic thought[3], academic major[4]
  • Subclass of: economics[5], psychology[6]
  • Commons category: Behavioral economics[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Behavioral economics[8]
  • Practiced by: behavioral economist[9]
  • Significant person: Daniel Kahneman[10], Amos Tversky[11], Richard Sugden[12], Richard Thaler[13], Emily Oster[14], David Laibson[15], Djuradj Caranovic[16]

Why It Matters

behavioral economics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

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

References

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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. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0290273-behavioralni-ekonomie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0290273-behavioralni-ekonomie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  2. 21w 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
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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