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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

Economics and Signalling: Beauty and Ownership of Durables

  There is without doubt a fascination in many to look or appear beautiful or handsome. They want to score one up over their family members or friends or those in the social circle. There is no doubt an attraction towards spending on beauty products like cosmetics or dresses. There is further an attraction towards owning latest electronic gadgets, a keen inclination to own a car or at least a two wheeler, an innate desire to own house preferably in an upmarket belt, a tendency to possess and wear jewellery different from the rest. All these are instances which one observes around them in everyday life. To some it might be a necessity, to some it might be an aspiration, to others it might be fulfilment of desire to square up with their prospective rivals so as to speak. Yet in each of these actions or movements towards those actions, underlies a concept that is innate to economics. While as perceived from outside, economics might appear abstract, but as the explanation for these phenome