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Advancing Behavioral Economics with Colin Camerer

2024/11/14
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Colin Camerer
行为经济学和神经经济学领域的先驱，通过实验和科学方法研究决策行为和经济行为。
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Colin Camerer讲述了他的学术背景，早期受到Gene Fama的《金融基础》影响而对金融产生兴趣，并在芝加哥大学攻读博士。但由于当时金融界过度关注市场效率而忽略行为因素，Camerer转而研究行为科学，并在西北大学接触到博弈论。他认为博弈论与行为经济学有很多共通之处，都致力于研究现实中人们的决策行为，而非停留在理想化的理性人假设。

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Colin Camerer discusses his journey from studying physics and math to finding a balance in economics, which led him to decision making research.
  • Camerer found physics and math too abstract, and psychology lacked a unifying theory.
  • Economics provided a middle ground with mathematical structure and human behavior.

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What would YOU like to hear about on Bloomberg? Help make shows like ours even better by taking our Bloomberg audience survey).Barry Ritholtz speaks with Colin Camerer, Robert Kirby Professor of Behavioral Finance and Economics at California Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Caltech in 1994, Camerer was a faculty member at various institutions including the University of Chicago GSB and the Kellogg Graduate School of Business at Northwestern University. He also held a visiting professorship at Oxford University. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and holds fellowship at the Econometric Society, and the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory. Camerer has also authored numerous academic papers and books, like "Behavioral Game Theory: Experiments in Strategic Interaction." On today's episode, Barry and Colin breakdown the behaviors that drive our financial decision making. 

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