50. Edward Miguel on Collecting Economic Data by Canoe and Correlating Conflict with Rainfall
People I (Mostly) Admire
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The Pitfalls of Economic Reasoning in Personal Decisions
This chapter highlights the limitations of economic principles through a personal anecdote about college roommate assignments. It emphasizes that a straightforward human approach can sometimes yield better results than overanalyzing a situation with complex economic logic.
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