It is rare to find a nonfiction page-turner about faculty and higher education. Faculty may be doing exciting and interesting things on a daily basis, but we do not often find about them on best-seller lists. Until Michael Lewis. Lewis is an extraordinarily successful writer. Beyond his journalism, magazine work and lesser-known efforts, he has…
Tag: behavioral economics
Misbehaving and the Magic of Behavior Economics
My family and friends now roll their eyes when I try to get a conversation going about behavioral economics. I can’t figure out why – it really is fascinating material. Ever since I read Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, I have been intrigued. Who wouldn’t be? Richard Thaler, a friend of Kahneman and Amos Tversky,…
Rights, Referenda, and Reasons
Good questions can take a long time to answer. Earlier this month in a special election Houston voters decisively rejected a city ordinance protecting citizens from discrimination. The issue, framed as liberal versus conservative conflict, attracted national attention. Sports figures, religious leaders, actors, and even the White House weighed in. Supporters argued that the law would protect people…