You must watch Balasz Szentes’ talk at the Becker Friedman Institute. At the very least, watch up until about 7:00. You will not regret it. (Note that Gary Becker was sitting in the front row.)
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September 29, 2012 at 4:45 am
Enrique
Great lecture. I appreciate how Szentes humanizes the origins of his model with the bar story.