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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

Union Budget 2020-21: Truth, Perception and Impressions

Budget 2020-21 apparently has belied many expectations. Given the projected arc of the economy, anticipation abounded on the prospective display of economic fireworks infusing animal spirits in the economy. To a few experts, there was a 2/3 probability of few major reforms being announced.   The seemingly abrupt end of a marathon speech thanks to Nirmala Sitaraman retiring hurt, left many apparently wondering about the objective of the marathon. Given its inability to go in for radical structural reforms, perhaps, there was very little to discern rather than entering Guinness Book of Records   for the longest budget speech in history. She had all the opportunity in the world to go in for some massive announcements. There are no major elections on the anvil. The FDI is at record levels. Political omerta codes are undergoing creative destruction. There are signs of economics Schumpeterianism on the skyline. Global headwinds are causing turbulences in economic growth. There was no