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Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation and Deception
George A. Akerlof, Robert J. Shiller
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Hidden Games: The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behaviour
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Money balances are private property but the institution of money is a common pool resource, in arguably exactly the same way that a stock of fish might be a common pool resource, even though fish fished by fishermen have clearly become private property.
Sacha Meyers • Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism
Behavioral economics is demonstrating that humans don’t always act in self-interested ways, and that transactions themselves have an emotional component.
Clay Shirky • Cognitive Surplus: How Technology Makes Consumers into Collaborators
The Pain of Paying. George doesn’t feel like he’s spending money when he uses the colorful casino chips to gamble or tip. He feels like he’s playing a game. Without feeling the loss of money with every chip, without being fully aware that he’s spending it, he becomes less conscious of his choices and less considerate