Summary: Who is Richard Thaler? Source: Chicago-Booth School Richard Thaler is the Chicago-Booth economist who helped popularized the notion of “nudging” us to make better choices. He’s best known for his work on behavioral economics, the area of study that looks at anomalies in our decision making. For example, if someone gives us tickets to an event worth $500, we tend to keep the tickets. We don’t sell them, but we’re unlikely to spend money on additional tickets. […]
