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John List on Scale, Uber, and the Voltage Effect

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Optimizing Decision-Making Through Marginal Thinking

This chapter explores the significance of using thinner slices of data in decision-making, emphasizing that adding contextually diverse data can result in false conclusions. It introduces marginal thinking through the lens of the 'Adam Smith memo' and its application in improving resource management during economic challenges.

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