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Tag Archives: environment
Politics in the Animal Kingdom
From lion kings to queen bees, political metaphors for animals abound. But do animals really think and act in a political manner? Tom Seeley, and entomologist at Cornell, thinks so: [He] has written a lovely and compelling book titled Honeybee … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, behavior, democracy, education, elections, environment, fun, micro-institutions everywhere, nerd, politics, rationality
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Stated vs Revealed Preferences: Health Care Edition
In social science, much research centers on the idea of preferences. Preferences are a key element of decision theory, which suggests that individuals have some order of preference over a set of outcomes. More generally, we can think of such … Continue reading
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Tagged data, economics, environment, green, health care, methodology, money, NYC, politics, USA
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