Richard H Thaler
@R_Thaler
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Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics, @CDR_Booth, @ChicagoBooth Co-author of Nudge:The Final edition, author of Misbehaving. Slayer of #sludge
Chicago
Joined August 2011
RT @erikbryn: Here's an insightful column by @jeffsommer, including comment by me and several other economists.
nytimes.com
By besmirching the integrity of government statistics, President Trump is endangering an underappreciated treasure, our columnist says.
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My favorite lawyer speaks up, minimally, about minimalism at SCOTUS. Cass is not against it. Nor for it. But he says it isn't all bad?.
The Supreme Court's current dilemma.
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RT @JamesSurowiecki: In a fitting metaphor for the Trump administration's attitude toward the Constitution generally, the government's offi….
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RT @alexolegimas: Longer thread incoming, but @R_Thaler and I have a new book coming out “Winner’s Curse: Behavioral Economics Anomalies—Th….
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Hey UK readers. @alexolegimas and I have a new book coming out in October. The Winners Curse! Now on sale! Step right up!.
Mondays have a bad reputation but we're taking the edge off this one with 25% off selected upcoming books until August! Bag yourself a bargain here:
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It was so nice of Katy and Angela @BehaviorChange to put this together and for so many friends and colleagues to contribute. One of the best aspects of academia is that you get to make so many friends for life. I met most of these folks when they were grad students somewhere. ❤️.
To celebrate our Richard Thaler @R_Thaler’s retirement, the @BehaviorChange team invited scientists to share their favorite stories & photos with him. Thank you, Richard, for showing how a small #nudge can make a big difference!. 👉
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RT @BillGates: The facts are simple and devastating: Aid cuts have already cost lives, and the number of deaths will continue to rise. Here….
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RT @CliffordAsness: A) The Taylor rule isn’t perfect, but it’s a reasonable thing to look at, and it is currently saying rates should be al….
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Boo! Sludge wins, consumers lose. @CassSunstein.
This is a terrible economic outcome. In my research (links below), I've shown that the subscription cancellation problem is big and leads to significant overpayments. The click-to-cancel rule was poised to make meaningful progress on this problem. Requiring firms to make it.
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Remember when the GOP at least pretended to be a believer in basic economics?.
@TheEconomist describes the BBB perfectly: Fiscal Incontinence.
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RT @42Courses: Misbehaving by Nobel Prize winner Richard H. Thaler explains why humans flawed, biased, and unpredictable clash with standar….
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Great piece! A good follow up would be on the role of sludge in MAGA. Make it as hard as possible for the poor to qualify for benefits. You have to prove you are eligible twice a year! But tax giveaways like carried interest just slide by.
Terrific essay on sludge! @R_Thaler @TheAtlantic .
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Iran tries some version of multi-dimensional tit-for-tat. Optimal response? @CFCamerer @alexolegimas @JustinWolfers.
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Nice piece in the @WSJ Since 2020 the CBO has systematically underestimated future deficits. @RichardRubinDC on why: "Stuff happens and Congress congresses".
Budget deficits of the 21st century, in visuals.
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Jen Pahlka making sense.
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Sustainable change comes from changing rules and procedures, not just ignoring them
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RT @ojblanchard1: RIP Stan. Stan was my mentor and my friend. He was an outstanding economist, an outstanding policy maker, but even more i….
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Stanley Fischer has had two careers: one as an academic, first at the University of Chicago and then at MIT, and the other as a policymaker—as chief economist of the World Bank, first deputy managing...
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