A Research Agenda for Economic Psychology
by Katharina Gangl (Author, Editor), Erich Kirchler (Author, Editor)

About the Author
Edited by Katharina Gangl, University of Goettingen, Germany and Erich Kirchler, University of Vienna, Austria


About this Book
Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.

Presenting state-of-the-art reviews on classical and novel research fields in economic psychology, this Research Agenda studies the fundamentals, perceptions and understanding of economic phenomena and behaviour. Internationally renowned experts as well as the next generation of researchers summarize the field and outline promising avenues of future research.

Research topics are addressed from an interdisciplinary perspective, providing a broad spectrum of thought on economic psychology. Exploring important gaps in research, chapters include theoretical as well as applied themes and cover novel research fields, to keep the reader abreast of contemporary developments. These include the psychology of money, product design, financial capabilities, sustainable consumption, diet, ethical conduct, gender inequality, the sharing economy, basic income, happiness, and tax psychology.

Researchers and advanced students of economics and psychology looking to update their knowledge and refresh their thinking on future research will greatly benefit from this timely book.

Brief Contents
1 Introduction to A Research Agenda for Economic Psychology 1
2 Lay people’s and children’s theories of money 11
3 Improving financial capability 26
4 Role of ‘owned’ money and rational spending 44
5 Debts and over-indebtedness of private households 58
6 Psychology in product design 71
7 The interplay between intrinsic motivation, financial incentives and nudges in sustainable consumption 87
8 Behavioural insights and (un)healthy dietary choices: A research agenda for better evidence 104
9 Preventing wrongdoing and promoting ethical conduct: A regulatory focus approach to corporate ethical culture 123
10 The persistence of gender inequality in leadership: Still a long way to go? 139
11 Sharing economy 154
12 Basic income: Insights from social experiments and simulations 169
13 Status quo and future research avenues of tax psychology 184
14 Happiness and economic prosperity 199
Index 215

Series: Elgar Research Agendas
Pages: 232
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub (April 26, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1788116054
ISBN-13: 978-1788116053