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Are Homebuyers Rational Decision-Makers?
According to rational choice theorists, how do individuals make decisions? Put simply, they act so as to maximize their expected utility, given their a priori preferences and some general idea of the… more →
Clouds, Clocks and Sitting at Tables
Douglass C. North, Insititutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990)s
markweatherall wrote 3 weeks ago: For North history matters not only because we can learn from the past, but also “because the p … more →
Donald P. Green & Ian Shapiro, Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory: A Critique of Applications in Political Science (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994)
markweatherall wrote 1 month ago: Rational choice theory has become dominant in political science, but it comes under attack from Gree … more →
There's a Model for that too.
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joshmccabe wrote 1 month ago: The New England Patriot’s coach Bill Belichick has been taking a lot of flack from Monday morn … more →
George Tsebelis, Nested Games: Rational Choice in Comparative Politics (Berkeley: University of Calafornia Press, 1990)
markweatherall wrote 1 month ago: Tsebelis looks at apparently “suboptimal choices.” These choices are puzzling for ration … more →
Friedman's 'The Methodology of Positive Economics'
noompa wrote 2 months ago: This post acts as a sequel to last week’s note on rational choice. As part of my Data Analysis … more →
Best Sentence I've Read Today
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joshmccabe wrote 2 months ago: Sociology is sort of like dumpster-diving in that black box: that’s where all the interesting stuff … more →
Rational Choice and Conscious Irrationality
noompa wrote 2 months ago: This past week, my Perspectives class studied Rational Choice; needless to say, the issue provoked r … more →
Customer Disservice: Health Care #FAILs again and again
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Scott Shreeve, MD wrote 2 months ago: Disservice (dĭs-sûr’vĭs) A harmful action; an injury An act that is not just Our health care s … more →
Sociology: Subject Matter or Social Science?
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bpitt wrote 4 months ago: A recent email from the editor of Critical Review, Dr. Jeffery Friedman regarding the (im)pertinence … more →
O valor do voto, democracia e jogo
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fabriciopontin wrote 5 months ago: Fabrício Pontin Bom, vou tentar encerrar a minha reflexão sobre escolha racional e democracia com es … more →
Deciding with duds
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longtale wrote 5 months ago: Came across this gem while researching for a faux chi-chi assignment on thought leadership. Fascinat … more →
Linearismo e problemas com a tese de independência em Arrow
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fabriciopontin wrote 5 months ago: Fabrício Pontin Para quem perdeu a primeira parte, explicando a Social Welfare Function em termos ge … more →
A democracia enquanto Proposição Indecidível
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fabriciopontin wrote 5 months ago: Fabrício Pontin Foi Gödel que demonstrou como alguns sistemas, a partir de suas próprias premissas, … more →
The Power of Habits
arosenbusch wrote 6 months ago: Everybody who has tried to overcome habits like nail biting or checking email twice an hour knows ho … more →
Utility and Risk Aversion
arosenbusch wrote 6 months ago: When asked, most people would prefer a payment of 1 billion US$ to a lottery that gives them either … more →
Utility and Risk Aversion
arosenbusch wrote 6 months ago: When asked, most people would prefer a payment of 1 billion US$ to a lottery that gives them either … more →
Wherewithal To Pay
Rags Srinivasan wrote 6 months ago: My next work on behavioral economics is about pricing effects in changed economic conditions. Here … more →
Transcript to Transformation: Twitterview with @Berci
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Scott Shreeve, MD wrote 7 months ago: Twitterview (twĭt’ər vyū) n. A twitterview is a combination of the terms Twitter and interview … more →
The Chances and Options Theory
aps221 wrote 7 months ago: In life we meet this traffic of chances, running in an abrupt and massive stream. As these chances p … more →
