The other day I posted a long, detailed musing on the price of gasoline and whether the recent price increases would have a long-term impact on our domestic demand. I drew extensively upon the work of Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist, formerly of MIT, now of Duke. I enthusiastically recommend his book Predictably Irrational, a [...]
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Deceptive Perception
Posted in Economics, Science, tagged Arming the Donkeys, Authors@Google, behavioral economics, Dan Ariely, Duke, Economics, Hamlet, perception, Predictably Irrational, psychology on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Think Unhappy Thoughts
Posted in Culture, Economics, Politics, tagged Barbara Ehrenreich, Economics, negative thinking, NYtimes, Oprah, optimism, pessimism, Politics, positive thinking, psychology, skepticism, subprime crisis, the economy on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve always been skeptical of people who seem a smidgen too happy, exuberant, or optimistic, who see the glass not as half-full but brimming, who flatter everyone with a pulse. I think of the English teacher who responds with affirmation no matter how preposterous or inane the student’s interpretation is; what do we learn from [...]
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