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Economic Psychology

How and why markets aren't rational. Navigational tips for successfully charting the Bermuda Triangle of human economic behavior. ™




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I am endlessly fascinated by Western society's unwavering faith in reason, in particular the persistence of the notion that economic behavior is rational -- despite mountains of evidence to the contrary. This world view is based on a fundamental but demonstrably flawed assumption: that which is 'seen' is independent of the influence of the 'seer'. In other words, the viewer's own clouded lens(es) of beliefs, values, culture, personal history, etc., somehow fail to impair his or her ability to accurately perceive or understand the phenomena under observation. Hmmm...this apparent article of faith is by far the more logical choice for an idea that defies logic.

Here are some links to terrific on-line resources, which demonstrate by example just how relative the 'laws' of economics happen to be.

Buddhist Economics

Rethinking Thinking

'Economic Man' in Cross-cultural Perspective: Behavioral Experiments in 15 Small-scale Societies

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