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. 1972 Fall;5(3):335–342. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1972.5-335

Behavioral economics: areas of cooperative research between economics and applied behavioral analysis1

John H Kagel 1,2, Robin C Winkler 1,2
PMCID: PMC1310770  PMID: 16795356

Abstract

The current research methods of behavioral economics are characterized by inadequate empirical foundations. Psychologists involved in the experimental analysis of behavior with their research strategies and their experimental technology, particularly that of the Token Economy, can assist in providing empirical foundations for behavioral economics. Cooperative research between economists and psychologists to this end should be immediately fruitful and mutually beneficial.

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