Introduction The psychology of inflation
The introduction to the special issue on the psychology and economics of inflation deals with some of the questions that typically arise when the topic is psychology and economic behavior. An essential question is how dependable and stable over time psychological findings and methods are. The prelim...
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Published in | Journal of economic psychology Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 259 - 268 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Amsterdam
Elsevier B.V
01.09.1986
Elsevier North-Holland Pub. Co |
Series | Journal of Economic Psychology |
Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | The introduction to the special issue on the psychology and economics of inflation deals with some of the questions that typically arise when the topic is psychology and economic behavior. An essential question is how dependable and stable over time psychological findings and methods are. The preliminary answer suggested is that there are psychological theories that have survived the test of time and which could then qualify for possible consideration when economic behavior is the concern. The contributions to the special issue are briefly commented on against this background. |
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ISSN: | 0167-4870 1872-7719 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0167-4870(86)90020-6 |