a personal blog

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.

  • Bonding Over Radio

    Bonding Over Radio

    Yesterday’s weather was uncharacteristically pleasant for the month of May in Delhi. I was lying in my room after dinner and listening to Ruskin Bond narrate his “The Eyes Have it” on the radio. I had switched off the lights in my room. I had my window open because it had been a rainy day…

  • Uncertain Thoughts On Uncertainty

    Uncertain Thoughts On Uncertainty

    I don’t know if we are living in the best of times or the worst of times. It’s likely worse for most people compared to what they were living in a few months back. At the same time, it’s definitely the best of times for Jeff Bezos who saw his fortune increase by 40% in…