Economics and Philosophy
- Economics and Philosophy (2008), 24 : pp 345-368
- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008
- DOI: 10.1017/S0266267108002010 (About DOI)
- Published online: 05 November 2008
Essay
NEUROECONOMICS AND THE ECONOMIC SCIENCES
Kevin A. McCabea1
a1 George Mason University
Abstract
Neuroeconomics is the newest of the economic sciences with a focus on how the embodied human brain interacts with its institutional and social environment to make economic decisions. This paper presents an overview of neuroeconomics methods and reviews a number of results in this emerging field of study.
