Tag: economics

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The ‘rationality wars’ in BPP: Why they persist and how to move beyond them

January 21, 2026

Is Behavioural Public Policy (BPP) about correcting biased decisions or working with people’s adaptive heuristics? This blog argues the ‘rationality wars’ are not new, and the plurality of rationality can be an asset. … More The ‘rationality wars’ in BPP: Why they persist and how to move beyond them

Economics deserves its Nobel

December 14, 2023

Erik Angner argues that, far from being “a made-up Nobel” economics is the most suitable discipline for a Nobel prize: Economics is about helping people live lives worth living.,Nobody illustrates this point better than this year’s laureate. … More Economics deserves its Nobel