http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/11/06/bryan-caplan/the-myth-of-the-rational-voter/ Big Ideas for a Better World Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:24:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/11/06/bryan-caplan/the-myth-of-the-rational-voter/comment-page-1/#comment-360694 Give Voters a Break Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:39:16 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/11/05/the-editors/the-myth-of-the-rational-voter/#comment-360694 [...] years later this topic still seems to be fascinating to some and scary to others: a recent book, “The Myth of the Rational Voter”, by Bryan Caplan attempts to shed new light on the issue, while Arnold Kling worries about [...] [...] years later this topic still seems to be fascinating to some and scary to others: a recent book, “The Myth of the Rational Voter”, by Bryan Caplan attempts to shed new light on the issue, while Arnold Kling worries about [...]

]]> http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/11/06/bryan-caplan/the-myth-of-the-rational-voter/comment-page-1/#comment-360429 How To Fight Terrorism Despite The Public’s Rational Irrationality «  Modeled Behavior Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:50:56 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/11/05/the-editors/the-myth-of-the-rational-voter/#comment-360429 [...] see this belief  as an example of rational irrationality, a concept from Bryan Caplan that people have preferences over beliefs, and when those preferences come at no cost, they will [...] [...] see this belief  as an example of rational irrationality, a concept from Bryan Caplan that people have preferences over beliefs, and when those preferences come at no cost, they will [...]

]]> http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/11/06/bryan-caplan/the-myth-of-the-rational-voter/comment-page-1/#comment-349184 Keynes and the efficient markets hypothesis Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:16:32 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/11/05/the-editors/the-myth-of-the-rational-voter/#comment-349184 [...] not have a strong incentive to be rational because irrationality is basically costless. Thus Caplan writes “irrationality, like ignorance, is sensitive to price, and false beliefs about politics and [...] [...] not have a strong incentive to be rational because irrationality is basically costless. Thus Caplan writes “irrationality, like ignorance, is sensitive to price, and false beliefs about politics and [...]

]]> http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/11/06/bryan-caplan/the-myth-of-the-rational-voter/comment-page-1/#comment-348364 The shortcomings of decision by majority « Tea with Mara Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:05:59 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/11/05/the-editors/the-myth-of-the-rational-voter/#comment-348364 [...] The shortcomings of decision by majority An economics-professor’s take. [...] [...] The shortcomings of decision by majority An economics-professor’s take. [...]

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