Irrational Humans: How Our Behaviour Shapes the Economy (Professor Richard Thaler) | Radical with Amol Rajan

Duration: 27'48''

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A Nobel Prize winning behavioural economist tackles some of the biggest issues facing Britain and explains why humans aren't always rational.

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