Whenever I read through behavioral economics books, I really do feel like they should all be titled “Why We’re Stupid,” “Why Humans Suck at Life,” etc. (I’m not really sure, however, whether those titles would be a help of a hindrance from a marketing perspective.) It’s probably not surprising, then, that my new [...]
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Random Link: More On Confirmation Bias, aka “Why We’re Stupid”…
June 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Behavioral Econ · Random Links
Tags: Behavioral Econ · Random Links
Comparative Advantage And Gains From Trade, Feminazi Edition…
March 17th, 2010 · 9 Comments
Econ 101 · Gender
A few months back, slate.com decided to spin off its blog for female-centric issues, XX Factor, into its own standalone online publication. Well, that didn’t work so well, so XX Factor is back under the Slate hierarchy. I feel like I am beginning to understand why.
So, in case it wasn’t obvious, I am [...]
Follow Up: Add Kidneys To The Apples And Livers…
July 14th, 2009 · 8 Comments
Follow Ups · Markets · Policy
Since I posted before about Steve Jobs and his iLiver 2.0 or whatever…
Here is a great article about organ donation and the market for kidneys- it’s both carefully thought out and well-written. The downside of the article having those qualities is that I don’t have a whole lot to add. But obviously I [...]
Tags: Follow Ups · Markets · Policy
Confirmation Bias (And Stereotypes) In Action…
May 26th, 2009 · 7 Comments
Behavioral Econ · Discrimination · Gender
Sometimes the posts write themselves, really. From a Facebook reader:
“I was totally surprised to see a girl pic when I got to this page! I came across your writing today for the first time and after a few articles I imagined a dude writing them… I guess that just shows how some people (maybe [...]
Tags: Behavioral Econ · Discrimination · Gender