Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2015-06-04
Books mentioned on 207. Should We Really Behave Like Economists Say We Do?
One man's attempt to remake his life in the mold of homo economicus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company.
Stephen Dubner discussed Nudge by Richard H. Thaler and others and Misbehaving by Richard H. Thaler. Greg Rosalski discussed The Logic of Collective Action by Mancur Olson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Nudge
Nudge by Richard H.
Discussed“Thaler's public breakthrough came a few years ago when he co-authored a book with the legal scholar Cass Sunstein. We ended up calling our book and the tools we use nudges.”
Where to get it
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Misbehaving
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics by Richard H.
Discussed“Because most of us, from the economist's perspective, misbehave, which is the theme of Richard Thaler's new book. So the book is called Misbehaving, the Making of Behavioral Economics.”
Where to get it
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The Logic of Collective Action
Discussed“In 1965, economist Mansur Olson published an influential book called The Logic of Collective Action, which applied the homo economicus model to the political world. He argues that political action is a public good”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Myth of the Rational Voter
“To be sure, I called up the economist Brian Kaplan, a professor at George Mason University, an author of The Myth of the Rational Voter. Hello, Professor Kaplan?”