Amos Tversky
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Amos Tversky

heuristics-and-biases program; Prospect Theory co-author.

Cognitive psychologist and co-creator, with Kahneman, of Prospect Theory and the heuristics-and-biases program foundational to behavioral economics.

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Rank #2·heuristics-and-biases program; Prospect Theory co-author.
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Top 100 Economists Who Built Frameworks
Rank #43·heuristics-and-biases (would-be Nobel; foundational to behavioral econ).
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Daniel Kahneman
Prospect Theory; Thinking, Fast and Slow.
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Richard Thaler
mental accounting; Nudge; behavioral economics Nobel.
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Robert Shiller
narrative economics; irrational exuberance.
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Abhijit Banerjee
RCT development framework; Poor Economics.
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Adam Alter
Drunk Tank Pink; Irresistible; cue-driven behavior research.
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Adam Galinsky
power and decision-making.
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Adam Smith
invisible hand; division of labor.
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Albert Hirschman
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty; linkages.
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