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Decision Making as Output and Bounded Rationality

  The classical economics theories proceed on the assumption of rational agents. Rationality implies the economic agents undertake actions or exercise choices based on the cost-benefit analysis they undertake. The assumption further posits that there exists no information asymmetry and thus the agent is aware of all the costs and benefits associated with the choice he or she has exercised. The behavioral school contested the decision stating the decisions in practice are often irrational. Implied there is a continuous departure from rationality. Rationality in the views of the behavioral school is more an exception to the norm rather a rule. The past posts have discussed the limitations of this view by the behavioral school. Economics has often posited rationality in the context in which the choices are exercised rather than theoretical abstract view of rational action. Rational action in theory seems to be grounded in zero restraint situation yet in practice, there are numerous restra

US Election Wobbles- Lessons to and from India

  The twists and turns in the US Presidential election counting seem to surprise but should not surprise. The manner in which the votes are being counted leave much to be desired. It apparently seems the Democratic Party machinery leveraged the absentee ballots well to bring down Trump. Apparently, they had to bring down Trump irrespective of what it takes to do him. The pollsters had predicted a heavy swing towards Biden yet it did not materialise. They too have their reputations to keep. Therefore they too have a vested interest in calling more states for Biden so as to come true in terms of their electoral college landslide prediction. If they had predicted a Georgia flip, it must happen irrespective of the means it takes. Trump too is unlikely to go down without a fight. As things stand now, it looks the elections will be challenged and the Republicans hope that the conservative majority in the Supreme Court might hand them the victory.   There is no doubt prima facie, that the