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From the perspective of choice architecture, defined-benefit plans have an important virtue: they are forgiving to even the most mindless of Humans.
Richard H. Thaler • Nudge: The Final Edition
Clearly the legal system might produce some irritants (particularly with torts) and has its class of rent-seekers, but we are vastly better off complaining about lawyers than complaining about not having them.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb • Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Sensible architects will align the incentives of the most important decision makers.
Richard H. Thaler • Nudge: The Final Edition
Dan Williams • On becoming less left-wing (Part 1)
likely to be given bad or self-interested advice by people serving in roles that appear to be helpful and purely advisory.
Richard H. Thaler • Nudge: The Final Edition
any organization, public or private, that keeps track of information involving the behavior of individuals or households should generally make that data accessible to them.
Richard H. Thaler • Nudge: The Final Edition
courts have the capacity to act where other institutions are politically unwilling or structurally unable to proceed.