Word: behavior
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...Right now we're at the beginning of technological changes, but behavior takes so long to adapt," said Blinkoff. "It's going to take time to get it right." Hopefully, if and when we do, the news of that accomplishment will come in a format future generations will take the time to actually read...
...place where even the most basic reasoning refuses to go in a straight line.” This was in response to Iran’s seemingly confusing approval of attempts to crack down on Shi‘a militias. In fact, Iran’s behavior was perfectly rational, even predictable, given a more careful understanding of the situation. Her close alliance with the Shi‘a group which leads the government provides ample explanation for supporting the action...
...fifth possibility is that students find economics interesting and useful for answering fundamental and important questions. What are the constraints on human behavior and happiness, and how can people attain their goals in the face of these constraints? When do private actions lead to widely beneficial outcomes, and when might government improve on these outcomes? Last year, 10 of our concentrators found these questions so compelling that they planned to pursue graduate study in economics...
...which delivery method makes the most sense for distributing tax rebates? Here behavioral economics has been instructive as well. In particular, years of research have demonstrated over and over that our intuitions about the relative effectiveness of different approaches are often wrong. Over the years we’ve learned that we are often wrong about what drives our dishonest behavior, about what makes us enjoy a glass of beer, about what makes us willing to pay different amounts for different products, etc. In essence, our intuitions about what drives our behavior are often misguided...
...stronger buildings in safer places, for example. But the work is also psychological. The more control people feel they have over their predicament, the better their performance. When people believe that survival is negotiable, they can be wonderfully creative. All it takes is the audacity to imagine that our behavior matters...