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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

Defectors Vs. Original Party Workers

  Election season comes with its own idiosyncrasies one of which is the defections. The days of Aya Ram Gaya Ram might be over in the traditional sense due to the prevalence of Anti-Defection Law but nevertheless, they continue to find new modus operandi to defect. To the political party taking in the defectors, there are multiple reasons. These reasons were captured in an earlier post “ The Allure of the Political Defector ”. It highlighted the several factors that go in the party’s decision to admit the defector. These issues once again seemed to have gained traction in the view of recent defections to the BJP in West Bengal. Suvendu Adhikari once a key a Mamta lieutenant has now changed boats and is sailing with the Modi-Shah boat in the run up to the Bengal elections. There are reports of a large number of Trinamool MLAs besides those from the Congress and the Left joining BJP prompting some to wonder what would be the fate of the original BJP workers. There is a good possibility o