Daniel McFadden: Understanding better how people really make choices
The way our brains work is key to understanding how consumers really make choices, argues Nobel Laureate Daniel McFadden.
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Daily Recap: 22 August, 2014
On 22 August 2014 the scientific programme of #lindauecon14 concluded.
Peter Diamond: Stimuli & Unemployment
Author Philippe Legrain collected some interesting statements from Peter Diamond at #LindauEcon14.
Robert Aumann: Lessons from game theory for humans as collectives
By treating collectives like individuals, game theory can explain how we apportion moral blame for events such as the My Lai massacre.
Finance at the speed of light
How high-frequency trading is changing the market of the 21st century.
Faces – Young Scientist Profile: Dung Doan
Today on Faces – Dung Doan, a Vietnamese young economist tackling diet diversity and gender inequality.
Daily Recap: 21 August, 2014
21 August 2014 at #LindauEcon14 was marked by great lectures and scientific discussions.
Video: Joe Stiglitz on What makes a good Economist?
Fresh from our YouTube Channel: A short film featuring Joseph Stiglitz
How Can Markets Overcome the Yuk Factor?
Nobel Laureate Alvin Roth put two questions to a show of hands that highlighted the confusion many – even intelligent people – have over whether there should be commercial markets in goods or services that some people find repugnant.
Economic Models need to use more Data
Economics still needs to catch up with the natural sciences in predictive capability but this can be done with complex data-driven models, says #LindauEcon14 participant Jeffrey Peters.
Daily Recap: 20 August, 2014
On 20 August 2014 the Grand opening ceremony of the 5th Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences took place.
Faces – Young Scientist Profile: Khalid Ahmed
Khalid Ahmed quit being a banker to get back to research. Now he’s at #LindauEcon14 and on Faces.