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Can cognitive science create a cognitive economics?

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|December 4, 2014

Summary

Cognitive science offers economics richer individual behavior models and insights into distributed cognition. This integration paves the way for a more comprehensive cognitive economics, moving beyond traditional behavioral economics.

Keywords:

Cognition Distributed cognition Economics Rational analysis Virtual bargaining

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Area of Science:

Interdisciplinary research at the intersection of cognitive science and economics.
Development of cognitive economics as an emerging field.

Background:

Traditional economic models often lack the nuance to capture complex individual behavior.
Behavioral economics has introduced psychological insights but a deeper integration is possible.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the synergistic relationship between cognitive science and economic analysis.
To identify key areas where cognitive science can enhance economic modeling and theory.
To outline the potential for a 'cognitive economics' that integrates cognitive processes and social interaction.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis of the intersection points between cognitive science and economics.
Review of existing economic and cognitive science theories for potential integration.

Main Results:

Identified three primary avenues for cognitive science to enrich economic analysis.
These include enhancing individual behavior models, modeling distributed cognition using economic theory, and developing integrated rational models.

Conclusions:

Cognitive science provides valuable frameworks and models for advancing economic understanding.
The integration promises a more robust and comprehensive field of cognitive economics.
This interdisciplinary approach moves beyond behavioral economics towards a more cognitively grounded economic science.