Misbehaving

Explore the radical notion that real-life humans, with all our biases and irrational tendencies, are the central agents in the economy. In Misbehaving, Nobel laureate Richard H. Thaler shares his hilarious and inspiring journey to bring economics back down to earth, revealing how our misbehavior has serious consequences. Discover how behavioral economics opens up new ways to look at everything from household finance to assigning faculty offices, all while providing entertaining stories of Thaler's spirited battles with traditional economic thinking.