EPISODE · Dec 20, 2018 · 57 MIN
People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Rebroadcast)
from Freakonomics Radio · host Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
You wouldn’t think you could win a Nobel Prize for showing that humans tend to make irrational decisions. But that’s what Richard Thaler has done. The founder of behavioral economics describes his unlikely route to success; his reputation for being lazy; and his efforts to fix the world — one nudge at a time. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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You wouldn’t think you could win a Nobel Prize for showing that humans tend to make irrational decisions. But that’s what Richard Thaler has done. The founder of behavioral economics describes his unlikely route to success; his reputation for being lazy; and his efforts to fix the world — one nudge at a time.
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People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Rebroadcast)
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