Daily Archives: December 9, 2016

Prospect Theory & The Election

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“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. ~ H.L. Mencken

As a follow-up to my recent post, “Education and the Election,” another thing that struck me about the voting was how prospect theory in behavioral economics explains why many gambled on Trump. Continue reading Prospect Theory & The Election