Economic Psychology

ROB RANYARD is a freelance researcher and Visiting Professor affiliated to the Centre for Decision Research, University of Leeds, UK. He is the editor of A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods for Decision Research (2011) and has publishing articles in journals including The Journal of Economic Psychology. He is a well-known figure in the field, previously serving as treasurer of the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology (IAREP) and currently being the IAREP country representative for the UK.

Contents Preface Acknowledgements List of Contributors Part I: Fundamentals *1. Introduction to Economic Psychology: The Science of Economic Mental Life and Behaviour Rob Ranyard and Vera Rita de Mello Ferreira * Theories of Economic Decision Making: Risk, Value and Affect Anton Kuhberger and Michael Schulte-Mecklenbeck * Future-oriented Decisions: Intertemporal Choice Daniel Read and Marc Scholten Part II: Research Methods * Research Methods for Economic Psychology Gerrit Antonides * Assessing Psychological Dispositions and States That Can Influence Economic Behaviour Simon McNair and W. Ray Crozier * Developing, Evaluating and Using Subjective Scales of Personality, Preferences, and Well-Being: A Guide to Psychometrics for Psychologists and Economists Alex M. Wood and Christopher J. Boyce Part 3: Economic Mental Representations * The Psychological Meaning of Money Tomasz Zaleskiewicz, Agata Gasiorowska, and Kathleen D. Vohs * Mental Accounting and Economic Behaviour Gerrit Antonides and Rob Ranyard * How Laypeople Understand Economics David Leiser and Zeev Kril * The Citizen's Judgments of Prices And Inflation Rob Ranyard, Fabio Del Missier, Nicolao Bonini and Davide Pietroni * Materialism and The Meaning of Possessions W. Ray Crozier Part 4: Financial Behaviour * Defining and Influencing Financial Capability Ivo Vlaev and Antony Elliott * Saving Behaviour: Economic and Psychological Approaches Ellen K. Nyhus * The Psychology of Borrowing and Over-Indebtedness Rob Ranyard, Sandie McHugh and Simon McNair * Behaviour in Financial Markets Martin Hedesstrom * Tax Behaviour Erich Kirchler and Erik Hoelzl Part 5: Economic Activity * Motivations to Volunteer Bruno S. Frey and Jana Gallus * Entrepreneurial Activity Artur Domurat and Tadeusz Tyszka * The Economic Psychology of Gambling Juemin Xu and Nigel Harvey Part 6: Life-span perspectives * Economic Socialization: Childhood, Adolescence, and Early Adulthood Annette Otto and Joyce Serido * Childhood Psychological Predictors of Lifelong Economic Outcomes Mark Egan, Michael Daly and Liam Delaney * The Economic Psychology of Financial Decision Making and Money Management in the Household Stefanie J. Sonnenberg * Ageing and Economic Decision Making Wandi Bruine de Bruin Part 7: Economic Psychology and Society * Psychological Determinants of Charitable Giving Ilana Ritov and Tehila Kogut * Life Satisfaction and Emotional Well-Being: Psychological, Economic and Social Factors Tommy Garling and Amelie Gamble * Living in Poverty: Understanding Financial Behaviours in Vulnerable Groups Cazilia Loibl * Economic Psychology and Pro-Environmental Behaviour Michel Handgraaf,Anouk Griffioen, Jan Willem Bolderdijk and John Thogersen * Insurance Behaviour and Society Rob Ranyard, John Ashton and Bill Hebenton Index