Amos Tversky

December 19, 2018|Amos Tversky, Antara Haldar, Daniel Kahneman, Game Theory, Homo Economicus, Nudge, Rational Choice, Richard Thaler

The Critics’ Misplaced Love for Behavioral Economics

by James R. Rogers|9 Comments

Choices, choices (Image: Igor Kardasov/Shutterstock.com).

Critics love behavioral economics because they think it gives traditional economics the comeuppance it deserves, and this is a mistake.

April 26, 2018|Amos Tversky, behavioral economics, Cass Sunstein, Daniel Kahneman, efficient markets, Michael Lewis, Moneyball, Richard Thaler

Moneyball Illustrates Efficient Markets, Not Behavioral Economics

by James R. Rogers|4 Comments

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Many have the story of Moneyball wrong: it's not a story of systematic error but one of eliminating systematic error in a market.

Borne Back to the American Founding: A Conversation with George Will

A discussion with George F. Will

George Will discusses the meaning of the Conservative Sensibility in American politics.

Dismantling the Leftist Academic Complex: A Conversation with Roger Scruton

A discussion with Sir Roger Scruton

Scruton's crime was to have attempted to take the New Left seriously, finding it severely wanting, if not absurd.

Politics as War: A Conversation with David Davenport

A discussion with David Davenport

David Davenport discusses how we lost "the cool, deliberate sense of the community" in making public policy and embraced the war metaphor.

Why Higher Education Is a Cartel: A Conversation with Todd Zywicki

A discussion with Todd Zywicki

Todd Zywicki joins this episode to discuss the bad economics and perverse regulatory framework of higher education.

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