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Assistant professor, Economics Department, Academy of Islamic Culture and Thought
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Professor at University of Tehran Economic Department
Abstract
The interactive relations between economics and other sciences have usually ended up in the creation of new branches of this science. For instance, the interactions between economics and mathematics and statistics in the early 20th century resulted in the creation of mathematical economics and econometrics. Now, as a result of the interaction between economics and neuroscience (branch of psychology), the ground for the coming into being of yet another branch of economics has been paved. This is neuroeconomics. This paper seeks to develop the internal literature within economic sciences through introducing this new economic branch so that it may help better explain future economic difficulties and consequently make more appropriate policy prescriptions available for the human society. On the other hand, neuroeconomics can also have influence on the kind of understanding about religion and economics. This science claims to be endeavoring for basic changes in classical economics-related perception about choice and rationality, so it can be considered as something endorsing which religion has propounded. Neuroeconomics' emphasis on the status of beliefs in micro foundation of an individual's decision-making, can be a good confirmation.
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