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Misbehaving by Richard Thaler (Book Recommendation)



Finally had time to finish this: "Misbehaving" by Richard Thaler is an excellent addition to ideas presented to me by different behavioral economics books. Understanding those supposedly irrelevant factors is the key towards understanding how we behave or "misbehave". Continue to observe, collect data, and then speak up
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