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Behavioral Economics

A field of economics that studies how the actual decision-making process influences the decisions that are reached.

Investopedia Says:
The two most important questions in this field are:
1. Are the assumptions of utility or profit maximization good approximations of real behavior?
2. Do individuals maximize subjective expected utility?

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