2017年諾貝爾經濟學獎得主，行為經濟學之父，理查‧塞勒半自傳性代表作！
「塞勒博士是『行為經濟學』先驅，將心理學的研究應用於經濟學的決策分析中。他的實證研究和理論洞見，加速行為經濟學的擴展，亦為經濟研究和政策方面帶來深遠影響。」──2017年諾貝爾獎評審委員會
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人類會做出不符經濟學預測的行為？當我們談到經濟時，真該把自己擺進算式裡！
行為經濟學無所不在，諸如國家政策、企業管理，以及逛超商要不要買「第二件半價」等思考模式，皆與這門學科有密不可分的關係。英美各國政府、世界頂尖大學、金融界已將行為經濟學應用在政策執行與規畫管理上。
傳統經濟學假設經濟人是理性的，以追求最大利益為前提，但是行為經濟學之父塞勒博士指出，人類並非完全理性，我們不如愛因斯坦聰明，也沒有苦行僧的自制力，而是有熱情有偏見有衝動的人類。我們會在發薪日去大血拚，還會因為股市短期獲利而影響判斷，所做的決定反而與經濟學家假設的標準性模型相去甚遠，更有甚者，這種不合理行為會造成嚴重的後果。因此，經濟的核心是人──可預測卻易犯錯的個人，我們需要的是以真實人類為主體的經濟模型，才能幫助個人、企業，以及政府做出更好的決定。
本書行文幽默風趣，塞勒博士的研究貼合現實，能夠引導讀者在日趨複雜難懂的世界中做出更聰明的決定，並且將行為經濟學應用在生活各個層面中，包括理財、購物、投資等，將會徹底改變讀者對經濟學、自己，以及整個世界的看法。
Nobel laureate Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans—predictable, error-prone individuals. Misbehaving is his arresting, frequently hilarious account of the struggle to bring an academic discipline back down to earth—and change the way we think about economics, ourselves, and our world.
Traditional economics assumes rational actors. Early in his research, Thaler realized these Spock-like automatons were nothing like real people. Whether buying a clock radio, selling basketball tickets, or applying for a mortgage, we all succumb to biases and make decisions that deviate from the standards of rationality assumed by economists. In other words, we misbehave. More importantly, our misbehavior has serious consequences. Dismissed at first by economists as an amusing sideshow, the study of human miscalculations and their effects on markets now drives efforts to make better decisions in our lives, our businesses, and our governments.
Coupling recent discoveries in human psychology with a practical understanding of incentives and market behavior, Thaler enlightens readers about how to make smarter decisions in an increasingly mystifying world. He reveals how behavioral economic analysis opens up new ways to look at everything from household finance to assigning faculty offices in a new building, to TV game shows, the NFL draft, and businesses like Uber.
Laced with antic stories of Thaler’s spirited battles with the bastions of traditional economic thinking, Misbehaving is a singular look into profound human foibles. When economics meets psychology, the implications for individuals, managers, and policy makers are both profound and entertaining.