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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

Measures of Market Power- A Primer

  The recent US elections has brought to the fore the role of Big Tech. the Big Tech was unapologetic and unhesitating in its power to swing the vote balance towards Biden across the country. One might argue that it was the election management of Democrats in those crucial swing states that tilted the balance in a deeply divided country. Yet it cannot be denied that the Big Tech using its lock-in power on information is acting virtually as a supra-constitutional authority. However, the question that creeps into the mind is obviously how one is going to quantify this market power. It is easy in qualitative terms through a prism of perception to argue a certain firm is powerful or not. One can posit a certain power commands a significant power in deciding the narrative or pushing to the fore its profits or controlling significantly the dimension of prices. Despite this, it would be difficult to conceive market power in the absence of a quantitative measure. The current post surveys the v