About this episode
Richard Thaler discusses his career in behavioural economics and the challenges of changing economic theories.
Pioneer of behavioural economics Richard Thaler discusses the arc of his career, from ‘heretic’ to Nobel Prize winner, and why it was so difficult to convince economists that behaviour and human nature contradict their theories. Also: his rules for a better way to play Scrabble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Guest: Richard Thaler
Topics covered
- behavioural economics
- Nobel Prize
- human nature
- Scrabble
- economics
Keywords
- behavioural economics
- Nobel Prize
- Richard Thaler
- Scrabble
- economics
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Organizations: Monocle
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