Vacation Bound Arnold Kling By Arnold Kling, May 13 2011 SHARE POST: Starting Monday, I will be away for two weeks. During that time, my blog posting will be sporadic, at best. Bryan and David will have to carry the ball.
May 13 2011 Behavioral Economics Argumentative Theory Arnold Kling says having a confirmation bias makes complete sense. When you're trying to convince someone, you don't want to find arguments for the other side, you want to find arguments for your side. And that's what the confirmation bias helps you do. The point is that our reasoning ability evolved in order to make us persuasiv... 16 Read More
May 13 2011 Behavioral Economics Two Points on Kids and Happiness Bryan Caplan My favorite parts from my Cato Unbound reply to Betsey Stevenson:2. My own research confirms Betsey's first key point: Higher-income and older parents have a smaller happiness deficit. And she is correct to claim that these are precisely the parents most likely to invest heavily in their kids. Nevertheless, we wo... 2 Read More
May 13 2011 EconLog Vacation Bound Arnold Kling Starting Monday, I will be away for two weeks. During that time, my blog posting will be sporadic, at best. Bryan and David will have to carry the ball. 0 Read More