Lately, I’ve not had a lot of time to read. But when I have had time, I’ve enjoyed reading the wonkish and pointed “The Myth of the Rational Voter” by Bryan Caplan. It’s an economist’s look at why, as the sub-title says, voters tend to support bad public policies. The reason, Caplan argues, is not […]
Reading right now: “The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies.”
August 4, 2011 by Daniel Burton
“I have often wondered why economists, with these absurdities all around them, so easily adopt the view that men act rationally.”
July 28, 2011 by Daniel Burton
“I have often wondered why economists, with these absurdities all around them, so easily adopt the view that men act rationally. This may be because they study an economic system in which the discipline of the market ensures that, in a business setting, decisions are more or less rational. The employee of a corporation who […]
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