Behavioral Economics: The Failure of Contingent Thinking

10/23/2019; 29 minutes

Rational choice theory states that individuals have coherent preferences over alternatives but this theory is being replaced by a new view rooted in psychology. Ignacio Esponda (Economics, UCSB) gives examples of economic experiments and contingent thinking. Recorded on 07/08/2019. (#35174)

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