

Rationally Speaking #219 - Jason Collins on "A skeptical take on behavioral economics"
Oct 15, 2018
Economist Jason Collins discusses problems with behavioral economics: reliance of governments, suspicious number of cognitive biases, problematic 'nudges'. Also explores flaws in neoclassical economics, exploitation by marketers, limitations of naming biases, and concerns about pendulum swinging too far in favor of behavioral economics in policymaking.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Distinction Between Behavioral Economics and Behavioral Science
01:38 • 20min
Mismatch between evolved cognition and modern world
21:10 • 2min
Limitations of Naming Cognitive Biases
22:52 • 7min
Opposites Attract vs Birds of a Feather
30:13 • 7min
Critiques of Nudging in a Utilitarian Framework
37:39 • 15min
Discussion on Angela Duckworth's work on grit and handling criticism
52:21 • 3min