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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

Economic Tidbits of Sporting Events

Sporting events attract fans and fan loyalty. As a matter of fact, across countries and provinces and towns sports can be great unifier and great divider. It is a paradox of sorts yet a fact. There is a loyalty towards a team and as the two teams or two individuals compete for a prize in their sporting event at different layers, the loyalty translates into an emotional outpouring of support which in itself is competitive. The emotions that come out from the rival supporters create divisions often difficult to heal at times. Each sporting event is a competition for a trophy. The trophy is inelastic conceivably to a large degree. There is just one prize on offer and just because many compete, the number of winners on offer doesn’t increase. The winner gets the rewards disproportionate to the others and thus most sought for. This operates at every layer. Even in the schools, the inter-school competition within the city or the sub-district or the district are the most sought after.