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By Bal(t)imoron, 1 month and 25 days ago

Injecting Humility into the Stock Market Debate


What Eric Schoenberg and Gary Marcus are arguing, that psychology is a useful guide for economic policy, but that ultimately skepticism about ideal economic presuppositions are beneficial, dovetails nicely with Nassim Taleb's black swans and Arnold Kling's caution. It's also just another way of understanding how the stock market jitters and the congressional bailout drama relate to what laypeople are experiencing.

As an explanation of the first vote US House rejecting the Paulson bailout plan, it's reassuring to hear Schoenberg to discuss the experimental economics game, concept of the ultimatum game. And then, from that point, move forward armed with more than ideological talking points to solutions.

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