Predicting the Rational

Musings of a grad student interested in behavioral econ; learning to master what the field excels at before trying to predict the irrational.

  • I bought a new domain! I plan to shift my blogging and and non-academic writing here. My academic writing that is too far ahead of its time to be appreciated by editorial committees, i.e., nonpunishable will also go here. I am excited about the possibilities of experimenting with different things related to website design. I…

  • Hey everyone, and welcome back to Predicting the Rational, the blog where I bravely attempt to apply structured thinking to the glorious chaos that is human behavior. Today, we’re talking about April. Ah, lovely, sunny April. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming, taxes are due… and according to T.S. Eliot, it’s the cruellest darn month…