Economics and Psychology or Principles of Project Management

Economics and Psychology: A Promising New Cross-Disciplinary Field

Author: Bruno S Frey

The integration of economics and psychology has created a vibrant and fruitful emerging field of study. The essays in Economics and Psychology take a broad view of the interface between these two disciplines, going beyond the usual focus on "behavioral economics." As documented in this volume, the influence of psychology on economics has been responsible for a view of human behavior that calls into question the assumption of complete rationality (and raises the possibility of altruistic acts), the acceptance of experiments as a valid method of economic research, and the idea that utility or well-being can be measured.

The contributors, all leading researchers in the field, offer state-of-the-art discussions of such topics as pro-social behavior and the role of conditional cooperation and trust, happiness research as an empirical tool, the potential of neuroeconomics as a way to deepen understanding of individual decision making, and procedural utility as a concept that captures the well-being people derive directly from the processes and conditions leading to outcomes. Taken together, the essays in Economics and Psychology offer an assessment of where this new interdisciplinary field stands and what directions are most promising for future research, providing a useful guide for economists, psychologists, and social scientists.

Table of Contents:

Series Foreword     vii
List of Contributors     ix
Introduction     1
Economics and Psychology: Developments and Issues   Bruno S. Frey   Alois Stutzer     3
Pro-Social Behavior and Trust     17
Conditional Cooperation: Behavioral Regularities from the Lab and the Field and Their Policy Implications   Simon Gachter     19
A Survey of Economic Theories and Field Evidence on Pro-Social Behavior   Stephan Meier     51
Why Women and Men Trust Others   Iris Bohnet     89
Neuroeconomics     111
Neuroeconomics: Illustrated by the Study of Ambiguity Aversion   Colin F. Camerer   Meghana Bhatt   Ming Hsu     113
Economics and Happiness     153
Happiness and Public Policy: A Challenge to the Profession   Richard Layard     155
What Happiness Research Can Tell Us about Self-Control Problems and Utility Misprediction   Alois Stutzer   Bruno S. Frey     169
Procedural Utility and Decision-Making Mechanisms     197
The Relevance of Procedural Utility for Economics   Matthias Benz     199
The Helping Hand-A Brief Anatomy   Felix Oberholzer-Gee     229
Evaluation     241
Efficient Social Engineering and Realistic Cognitive Modeling: A Psychologist's Thoughts   Ralph Hertwig     243
Index     271

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Principles of Project Management

Author: Project Management Institut

Features eight handbooks, published previously by the Project Management Institute (PMI®), that have had significant impact on the project management profession and continue to have enduring value for today's project manager. These handbooks are collected in this one economical volume that belongs on every project manager's bookshelf.

Contents

Conflict Management for Project Managers, Nicki S. Kirchof and John R. Adams, 1982.

Contract Administration for the Project Manager, M. Dean Martin, C. Claude Teagarden, and Charles F. Lambreth, 1983.

Negotiating and Contracting for Project Management, Penny Cavendish and M. Dean Martin, 1982.

An Organization Development Approach to Project Management, John R. Adams, C. Richard Bilbro, and Timothy C. Stockert, 1986.

Organizing for Project Management, Dwayne Cable and John R. Adams, 1982.

The Project Manager's Work Environment: Coping With Time and Stress, Paul C. Dinsmore, M. Dean Martin, and Gary T. Huettel, 1985.

Roles and Responsibilities of the Project Manager, John R. Adams and Bryan W. Campell, 1982.

Team Building for Project Managers, Linn C. Stuckenbruck and David Marshall, 1985.