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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
Linearismo e problemas com a tese de independência em Arrow
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fabriciopontin wrote 2 days 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 6 days ago: Fabrício Pontin Foi Gödel que demonstrou como alguns sistemas, a partir de suas próprias premissas, … more →
The Power of Habits
arosenbusch wrote 2 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 1 month 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 1 month ago: Twitterview (twĭt’ər vyū) n. A twitterview is a combination of the terms Twitter and intervie … more →
Animal Spirits
Robert Brown wrote 2 months ago: My sermon for today is taken from Animal Spirits, the title of a new book about the rising science … more →
Good Intentions: is rational choice the only choice?
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fourcultures wrote 3 months ago: A new book called Good Intentions proposes that Christians should stop judging economic matters on t … more →
Return of Microcapitation: Condition Specific Capitation Payments
Scott Shreeve, MD wrote 4 months ago: Microcapitation (mī‘kro kăp’ĭ-tā‘sh en) n. A health care delivery mechanism wherein a service pro … more →
Choice Theory from a Marxist Prospective - By: R. Richard
Rebecca wrote 4 months ago: During the nineteenth century the German political philosopher Karl Marx (1818-1883) became known fo … more →
Thads Incredible!
reyadel wrote 4 months ago: Street Strategist's Hyperwage Theory I finished reading Bentulan’s book Street Strategist … more →
Utforskandets dynamik
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Marcus wrote 4 months ago: Mekanismerna bakom evolutionen kan mycket väl vara desamma för såväl biologiska som kulturella syste … more →
Ten Fold (10X): Is There Really an Order of Magnitude Difference?
Scott Shreeve, MD wrote 5 months ago: Magnitude (măg’nĭ-tūd‘) n. Greatness in size and extent. Greatness in significance or … more →
Stimulus? What Government Should Learn From the X-Prize
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Scott Shreeve, MD wrote 5 months ago: Stimulus (stĭm’yə-ləs) Something causing or regarded as causing a response. An agent, acti … more →
Rational Choice
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jakewobig wrote 5 months ago: So I’m going to try this out. I’m thinking about rational choice today since it’s … more →
Pirates: just acting rationally?
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fourcultures wrote 6 months ago: Economist Peter Leeson has a new book coming out about the economics of piracy in the late 16th and … more →
Supertask decision making
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Andrew wrote 7 months ago: I have a little paper writing up the supertask puzzle I posted recently. I’ve added a second p … more →
Cash is King: Differential Premiums as a driver of behavior change
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Scott Shreeve, MD wrote 8 months ago: Differential (dĭf‘ə-rĕn’shəl) adj. Of, relating to, or showing a difference. Constit … more →
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