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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

Migrant Egress, Wuhan Virus and the Indian Shutdown

The three week shutdown has turned the focus on the hundreds of homeless and daily wage laborers. Many of them have migrated from different parts of the country into the metro cities in search of livelihood. Question marks arise about their sustenance given there is no possibility of work in the next three weeks. There are of course vultures who want to scavenge on the living homeless and daily wagers. There are others who too are concerned about their survival. Some organizations are taking up work to provide free food etc. to these bottom of pyramid group yet in the curfew it would be difficult to reach out the genuine needy. Some want the government to implement a Universal Basic Income (UBI) so as to support these families with some nominal amount. Further many living in slums, tents, pipes, roads etc. it would be seen as an easy prey for the China virus. There are of course some voices that have called for egress of these back into their villages. In fact, one of the key cr