Editor's note: this is a slightly modified version of a post that originally appeared on my personal blog. As I mentioned here, I've decided to try "flipping the classroom" this semester, meaning I'm now posting the lectures online and using the class time this frees...
My views on the role of assumptions are no secret. Â Nor are they without detractors. Â In hopes of advancing the debate, I invite anyone who disagrees with me to enrich themselves while proving me...
I sometimes surprise people when I say that I have no idea what rational choice is.1 Â How can a game theorist say such a thing? Â Especially one who spends so much time on the internet arguing about...
In this post, I seek not to defend the actions or priorities of a non-existent misanthropic being, but to defend the practice of analyzing models that assume human behavior mirrors that...