Re: [Pen-l] methodological individualism & schools

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Subject: Re: [Pen-l] methodological individualism & schools
From: Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:59:41 -0800
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So what!  Economics pays little attention to behavioral economics.  After all, we are 
rational!

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 07:54:26AM -0800, Jim Devine wrote:
> 
> It's the parents who make that choice (damn paternalism!), but no
> matter.[*] Recent behavioral economic experiments have shown again and
> again that more choice is not always better for the chooser. This is
> despite the fact that behavioral economics is almost entirely
> individualistic in terms of methodology.
> 

-- 
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

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