Richard Thaler wins Nobel economics prize for 'behavioural' work
The Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago for his contributions to behavioural economics.
The prize was awarded for "understanding the psychology of economics", Swedish Academy of Sciences secretary Goeran Hansson said on Monday.
The Nobel committee said Mr Thaler's work shows how human traits affect individual decisions as well as market outcomes.
Mr Thaler "is a pioneer in behavioural economics, a research field in which insights from psychological research are applied to economic decision making", a background paper from the academy said.
That "incorporates more realistic analysis of how people think and behave when making economic decisions", it said.
