The second edition of Behavioral Economics: The Basics, summarizes behavioral economics, which uses insights from the social sciences, especially psychology, to explain real-world economic behavior.

Philip Corr is Professor of Psychology at City, University of London, UK, and Honorary Professor at Brunel University, UK, where he specializes in behavioral economics. Reflecting his broader personality neuroscience focus, he is most interested in how individual differences in fundamental systems of motivation and emotion relate to economic behavior.

Anke Plagnol is Senior Lecturer in Psychology (Behavioral Economics) at City, University of London, UK. Her research focuses on the economic choices individuals make and how these affect their subjective well-being.