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Jul 6, 2012LW

Interlude for Behavioral Economics

Scott examines experimental data on how people actually behave in Prisoner's Dilemma and Ultimatum Game situations, finding that people use various heuristics like tit-for-tat and fairness considerations rather than purely rational strategies.

12 min read 1,742 words

Oct 27, 2009LW

Doing your good deed for the day

A study shows people who do one good deed are less likely to do another soon after, suggesting moral behavior operates on a limited resource that gets depleted.

7 min read 1,071 words

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