Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Behavioral Economics is the application of psychology to the field of economics. It describes the role that psychology plays among consumers, employers, and governments, which then impacts markets and ...

Prospect theory [1, 2, 3] has perhaps been one of the most influential theories within psychology and behavioral economics. Daniel Kahneman won the Nobel prize for this work. Prospect theory and ...

Behavioral science describes the study of human behavior through the use of systematic experimentation and observation. Behavioral scientists study when and why individuals engage in specific ...