Perception or lack thereof regarding government-provided benefits
This piece is interesting. I wonder how many in-state students at the U of I appreciate they are getting a government benefit by paying in-state tuition?
Thanks for the comment. For some reason the url didn't become a hotlink, so here it is. As an FYI, Daniel Kahneman also has a new book, Thinking Fast and Slow.
I believe on the question of whether people behave rationally or not, some people are too flip. This, of course, is just an interview but even in published work this is an issue.
For example, there is now a literature on pro football coaches being irrational because they punt in situations where there is a higher expected value in going for it on fourth down. This, however, is insufficient to demonstrate irrationality or not. The issue is: who bears the risk? If the coach bears the risk for a bad outcome, punting can be perfectly rational. The owner (and the fans) should want the coach to go for it. But can they absorb the risk that falls on the coach?
I thought this article was interesting! http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-science-of-irrational&print=true
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. For some reason the url didn't become a hotlink, so here it is. As an FYI, Daniel Kahneman also has a new book, Thinking Fast and Slow.
ReplyDeleteI believe on the question of whether people behave rationally or not, some people are too flip. This, of course, is just an interview but even in published work this is an issue.
For example, there is now a literature on pro football coaches being irrational because they punt in situations where there is a higher expected value in going for it on fourth down. This, however, is insufficient to demonstrate irrationality or not. The issue is: who bears the risk? If the coach bears the risk for a bad outcome, punting can be perfectly rational. The owner (and the fans) should want the coach to go for it. But can they absorb the risk that falls on the coach?