Real World Nuclear Decision Making: Using Behavioral Economics Insights to Adjust Nonproliferation and Deterrence Policies to Predictable Deviations from Rationality
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Research in neuroscience and related branches of psychology has
begun to influence social science disciplines, most notably through
the rise of the “behavioral economics” perspective. Behavioral
economics has clear applications to nuclear strategy and other
policies that deal with WMD threats. The Monterey Institute will
draw out the implications of this research—and in particular the
critique of rational actor assumptions—to improve our
understanding of nuclear deterrence and nonproliferation policies.
The research is organized in two strands: 1) psychology and
decision-making; and 2) neuroscience and emotions.
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Performer: Monterey Institute of International Studies
Principal Investigators: Jeffrey Knopf, Miles Pomper,
and Anne Harrington. FY: 2014-2015.
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