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Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics (original 2015; edition 2015)

by Richard H. Thaler (Author)

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"Traditional economics assumes rational actors. Early in his research, Thaler realized these Spock-like automatons were nothing like real people. Whether buying a clock radio, selling basketball tickets, or applying for a mortgage, we all succumb to biases and make decisions that deviate from the standards of rationality assumed by economists. In other words, we misbehave. More importantly, our misbehavior has serious consequences. Dismissed at first by economists as an amusing sideshow, the study of human miscalculations and their effects on markets now drives efforts to make better decisions in our lives, our businesses, and our governments"--Amazon.com. Argues that economical trends cannot be predicted as much as thought, mainly because humans are so unpredictable, and reveals how behavioral economic analysis opens up new ways to look at everything from household finance to assigning faculty offices in a new building.… (more)
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I first became interested in behavioural economics a few years ago. It’s a branch of economics that combines some psychology elements, asking the question – what if humans don’t behave rationally? What if they do things that benefit them and not others? What if they act stupidly? It’s quite a departure the basis of traditional economics – even radical. Richard Thaler is one of the pioneers of this field and this is the story of how it all happened.

The story starts with Thaler as a young economist, noting that his professors didn’t think he would amount to much. He starts working with psychologists on the fringe of what’s expected in economics, pushing the envelope on disproving the basis theories of economics that you would have learned in high school. But humans don’t behave like ‘Econs’, those rational, selfless beings. They can be lazy (something Thaler calls himself several times) and they make mistakes. They will travel extra to save $10 on a $500 purchase, but not on a $30 purchase (which is just bad maths). They have biases and are more willing to take risks if they are losing to even the stakes (which makes no sense). It’s an insight into how we all behave at various times – inconsistently and with varying fairness. Thaler follows this through with multiple examples and experiments as the book travels through his career. It starts with everyday issues and continues into the world of finance, looking at the stock market and other areas. (This wasn’t my favourite area of the book, maybe because I don’t work in the area but it did raise a lot of points about value and investment). There is a relatively small part about nudge economics in the UK to gently direct people into making correct choices (you can read more in the book Nudge). However, I really enjoyed the stories about the university faculty choosing their new offices and the draft for American football. All totally relatable and apply to other sports with drafts too.

Thaler writes with a hefty dose of humour. I took this book to the hairdresser and didn’t expect to be laughing so much. It’s easy to understand and read, with multiple diagrams to highlight certain experiments as well as references should you want to look anything up in more detail. It’s probably not the book to start with if you have no economics background at all, but if you know a bit about traditional economics you’ll love how Thaler pokes fun at it.

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  birdsam0610 | Feb 24, 2024 |
Нобелевку часто дают за открытия, совершенные в прошлом. Свежеиспеченный лауреат по экономике Ричард Талер свои отмеченные премией исследования по поведенческой экономике продолжает по сей день, что неудивительно: обычные люди ведут себя и думают совсем не так, как предписывается научными моделями, и нестыковки на каждом шагу. В этом году на русском вышло сразу две книги Талера. Это, по сути, автобиография американского исследователя и история развития того направления, у истоков которого он стоял и за которое ему, собственно, и дали заветный приз. Невероятно интересно читать о том, как досужий интерес и неортодоксальный взгляд на вещи пробивают себе дорогу ко всеобщему признанию.

Дорога эта не была устлана розами, и Талер честно признает, что по части экономики его учителя больших надежд на него не возлагали. Тем не менее знакомство с двумя другими «белыми воронами» экономики Амосом Тверски и Даниелом Канеманом (последнему тоже дадут Нобелевскую) помогло увидеть, что их новый взгляд, похоже, является предвестником сдвига парадигмы во всей науке. Будущие лауреаты и блестящие умы в книге повсюду: во взаимодействии с ними создавалось новое направление. Помните, эксперимент с детьми и печеньем на силу воли? Его создатель тоже был среди повитух. Но не только на студентах-старшекурсниках обкатывались новые озарения — Талер опробовал свои догадки на реальных бизнесах, работая консультантом и решая конкретные проблемы вроде той, что лучше, ежедневные низкие цены или регулярные акции-скидки? Описанные с юмором кейсы из всех областей, где происходят финансовые транзакции и принимаются стратегические решения, — от правительств и спортивных команд до новых феноменов вроде Uber — показывают, почему поведенческую экономику недооценивать не стоит и почему за ней будущее.

Талер скромно признает, что ничего сверхнового они не изобрели, они просто раскрыли глаза и стали задавать правильные вопросы. Лучше всех экономическое поведение людей, как полагает автор, раскусили фермеры, выставляющие свои продукты у обочины с коробочкой для «честной оплаты». Нюанс в коробке, прибитой к столу, — деньги в нее положить можно, но обратно их не достать. Люди не склонны плутовать, но, если расслабишься, можешь недосчитаться монет.
  Den85 | Jan 3, 2024 |
A book about real economic agents in the real world of little information and less predictability, subject to all the mental and psychological fallacies and quirks of real human beings. The book, with all of 34 chapters (each of them mercifully brief), covers an astonishing range of economic decisions in the real day-to-day world, including investment in the share market and saving for retirement. It also reiterates the effectiveness of 'nudging', e.g. by timely reminders, by making the good option the default one (as in pension and savings schemes), health insurance, and so on. Not an afternoon's light read, but worth the effort. ( )
  Dilip-Kumar | Feb 27, 2023 |
Would highly recommend, it gives a great way to look at the decisions you make while also giving insight into the development of economics. It's also pretty easy to read considering the subject matter ( )
  martialalex92 | Dec 10, 2022 |
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The foundation of political economy and, in general, of every social science, is evidently psychology. A day may come when we shall be able to deduce the laws of social science from the principles of psychology.
-- VILFREDO PARETO, 1906
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Before we get started, here are two stories about my friends and mentors, Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman.
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"Traditional economics assumes rational actors. Early in his research, Thaler realized these Spock-like automatons were nothing like real people. Whether buying a clock radio, selling basketball tickets, or applying for a mortgage, we all succumb to biases and make decisions that deviate from the standards of rationality assumed by economists. In other words, we misbehave. More importantly, our misbehavior has serious consequences. Dismissed at first by economists as an amusing sideshow, the study of human miscalculations and their effects on markets now drives efforts to make better decisions in our lives, our businesses, and our governments"--Amazon.com. Argues that economical trends cannot be predicted as much as thought, mainly because humans are so unpredictable, and reveals how behavioral economic analysis opens up new ways to look at everything from household finance to assigning faculty offices in a new building.

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