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Optimally Irrational
The Good Reasons We Behave the Way We Do
Book • 2019
Optimally Irrational presents a unified view of behavioural economics, cognitive psychology, and evolutionary biology.
Lionel Page argues that the apparent 'biases' and 'flaws' identified in behavioural economics are often good solutions to the complex problems humans face.
The book provides a comprehensive overview of the literature, gathering theoretical and empirical evidence to explain the evolutionary underpinnings of human cognition and behavior.
It also discusses the history of the concept of rationality in economics and its relationship with psychology, offering a nuanced and in-depth assessment of the current state of behavioural economics.
Lionel Page argues that the apparent 'biases' and 'flaws' identified in behavioural economics are often good solutions to the complex problems humans face.
The book provides a comprehensive overview of the literature, gathering theoretical and empirical evidence to explain the evolutionary underpinnings of human cognition and behavior.
It also discusses the history of the concept of rationality in economics and its relationship with psychology, offering a nuanced and in-depth assessment of the current state of behavioural economics.
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