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What a Little Bit of Economics Does to You
By James Kwak For a class, I read an old (1986) paper by Kahneman, Knetsch, and Thaler on fairness. It’s based on surveys posing various hypothetical situations where businesses can take some action. For example, most people thought that it … Continue reading
They’re Just Irrational?
By James Kwak Don’t get me wrong: I like behavioral economics as much as the next guy. It’s quite clear that people are irrational in ways that the neoclassical model assumes away, and you can’t see human nature quite the … Continue reading
When a Nudge Becomes a Shove
Richard Thaler, co-author of Nudge, wrote an op-ed in The New York Times this weekend arguing that we should change the default option for organ donation. Reading the article helped crystallize for me a vague concern I’ve had with all … Continue reading
What Is the Efficient Market Hypothesis?
Brad DeLong cites Underbelly citing The Economist quoting Richard Thaler: The [Efficient Capital Markets] hypothesis has two parts, he says: the “no-free-lunch part and the price-is-right part, and if anything the first part has been strengthened as we have learned … Continue reading
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The Finest of the Flavors
Richard Thaler has a simple argument for plain-vanilla financial products. Mike at Rortybomb deals with some of the predictable objections. This is also similar to Adam Levitin’s position on credit cards, which I wrote about a while back. I’m in … Continue reading
Traditional Chicago Economics Under Pressure: Beyond The Thaler-Posner Debate
Richard Posner is against the proposed new Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). This is, of course, not a surprise. Posner has always been an articulate advocate of the view most often associated with economics at the University of Chicago: market-based outcomes … Continue reading →
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