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Cronyism, Corporate Welfare, and Inequality

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The Rational Choice Theory of Human Behavior

Sally Kohn: I want to end on a question you mentioned early on your presentation. Why do, why do people do things that don't quite fit with what we might expect? She says she thinks the rational choice theory of human behavior is often misunderstood by outsiders and even perhaps by some economists who criticize it. Kohn: People vote because they love their country and they think that it's important. And then if you have any parting, you know, kind of advice to just,you know, so somewhat unrelated, butAny parting advice to the common person listening to this saying, okay, I think I understand this more. But what do I do about it? Do I do

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