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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

Tourism Industry in the Times of Pandemic

  The pandemic induced by the Chinese virus has taken a toll on the economies across the world without exception. Industries are affected in terms of their productivity one due to lockdowns and thus restriction on production as also on demand and secondly due to the employees testing positive for the Chinese virus thus absenting themselves from work and perhaps affecting the co-workers in the process becoming superspreaders. The economies have witnessed recession across board and it is only now that some economies are turning the corner. It is however very early days to be optimistic of a full recovery in the current financial year. India was on the verge of a turnaround before the second wave hit in full fury resulting in lockdowns across states. Though the lockdowns varied in intensity and perhaps was not as strict as it was in the first lockdown, the impact on productivity would have to be gauged as the data comes in for the first quarter of the financial year 2021-22. Rather than p