Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist
指出亚当·斯密在《道德情操论》中的心理学视角与现代行为经济学中的“双过程”框架及损失厌恶、意志力、公平等见解高度相似,揭示了斯密对行为经济学的预见性。
Adam Smith's psychological perspective in The Theory of Moral Sentiments is remarkably similar to “dual-process” frameworks advanced by psychologists, neuroscientists, and more recently by behavioral economists, based on behavioral data and detailed observations of brain functioning. It also anticipates a wide range of insights regarding phenomena such as loss aversion, willpower, and fairness that have been the focus of modern behavioral economics. This essay draws attention to some of these connections.