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Coping with unpleasant surprises in a complex world: Is rational choice possible in a world with positive information costs? [PDF]

This paper provides a rational choice-based analysis of the causes and consequences of surprise events. The paper argues that ignorance may be rational, but nonetheless produce systematic mistakes, inconsistent behavior, and both pleasant and unpleasant ...
Congleton, Roger D.
core  

La evaluación de proyectos por el método de los efectos

Lecturas de Economía, 1988
Economic literature concerning project evaluation has been dominated by the dual methods (accounting prices), against other worthy methods such as the Effect Method. Our academic and institutional environment reveals a wide ignorance on the latter method
Gustavo Lopera Saldarriaga
doaj  

Voluntary Collective Action to Address Growing Agricultural Challenges in Two Countries: Experimental Insights and Commonalities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We conducted two framed field economic experiments with citrus farmers in Florida, United States and soybean farmers in Argentina to investigate their willingness to coordinate pest and weed management efforts. Despite the contrast between these two agricultural contexts, we find striking behavioral commonalities.
Ariel Singerman, Sergio H. Lence
wiley   +1 more source

Why weak patents? Rational ignorance or pro-"customer" Tilt? [PDF]

The issuance of weak patents is widely viewed as a fundamental problem in the current US patent system. Reasons that have been offered for the granting of weak patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) include examiners’ “rational ignorance ...
Lei, Zhen, Wright, Brian D.
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Genetic ignorance and reasonable paternalism [PDF]

, 2001
The question concerning an individual's right to remain in ignorance regarding her own genetic makeup is central to debates about genetic information. Whatever is decided on this matter has a weighty bearing on all of the related third-party issues, such
Takala, T.
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Prévenir les croyances complotistes à l’école : une approche mixte entre comparaisons internationales et enquête en France

Recherches en Éducation
This article examines conspiracy beliefs in education using a mixed-methods design that combines international comparisons, verbal evocations, and interviews.
Sylvain Delouvée, Claire Malié, Myrto Pantazi, Theofilos Gkinopoulos   +3 more
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Ex‐Ante Assessment of Farm Resilience to Institutional Shocks: A Modeling Approach

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using the agent‐based model SWISSland, we simulate farm‐level responses and interactions under two institutional shocks: tariff reductions and direct payment reductions. Using a framework we developed, we assess resilience capacities, resilience attributes, and the provision of private and public goods, following the shock.
Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack
wiley   +1 more source

Ignorance, information and autonomy [PDF]

, 2001
People have a powerful interest in genetic privacy and its associated claim to ignorance, and some equally powerful desires to be shielded from disturbing information are often voiced.
Keywood, K., Harris, J.
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German bloss-questions as extreme ignorance questions [PDF]

, 2020
We analyze German bloss as a marker of extreme ignorance questions Q, basically indicating that the speaker has dismissed answers to Q that she initially considered likely. We argue that bloss in questions is used in three varieties that all play on this
Eckardt, Regine, Yu, Qi
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A didactical framework for raising awareness of digital multiliteracies among university students: objectives, expectations and challenges

Discover Education
In an era dominated by digital technologies, the concept of multiliteracies extends beyond traditional literacy skills to encompass digital media and information literacies.
Azzam Alobaid
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