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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

One Crore Vaccinations- What Next?

  It has taken 35 days for India to reach one crore vaccination mark as it battles the pandemic induced by the Chinese virus. It indicates roughly three lakh vaccines being administered every day. The second round of vaccinations are underway. The coverage of frontline workers is expanding and hope to achieve 90%+ mark in a couple of weeks or so. It is perhaps with anticipation that the Indian population looks to expanding the vaccination drive to the next phase of the elderly and the vulnerable. There was no doubt given the frontline workers have performed over the last year or so in combating the pandemic, they needed to be administered the vaccine at first priority. The doctors and other healthcare workers are needed to combat with preparedness in case of any eventuality. There is further no doubt that there needed to be observed on the effects of the vaccine in terms of immediate side effects or so. It would need some time before the health care authorities could unearth some insig