Thursday, July 15, 2010

Economics Behaving Badly

Read Loewenstein and Ubel's take on behavioral economics in the NYT here. They also mention a Duke study about consumers and "miles per gallon" v "gallons per mile" here.

And a response from the Nudge blog.

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .