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The End of Economists' Imperialism

Harvard Business Review

Lazear went on to describe how economists, with the University of Chicago's Gary Becker leading the way , had been running roughshod over the other social sciences — using economic tools to study crime, the family, accounting, corporate management, and countless other not strictly economic topics.

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The Hidden Danger of Being Risk-Averse

Harvard Business Review

Amos Tversky and I] concluded from many such observations that ''losses loom larger than gains'' and that people are loss averse.". Economy Managing uncertainty Risk management' People are generally not all that happy about risk. They even drive differently.