Economics · Behavioural Economics
A topic within Behavioural Economics, itself one of 11 topics in that field and part of Economics.
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Dan Ariely (TED)
Argues human decisions are irrational in ways that are systematic and predictable rather than random, using a run of choice experiments to show the pattern repeats across contexts.
link checked 17 Sept 2026Notes on this copyRichard H. Thaler & Cass R. Sunstein
Argues that because some default option always has to be set, choosing the one that helps people while leaving every alternative open is a form of paternalism that costs nobody their freedom to opt out.
link checked 17 Sept 2026Notes on this copy