A review by phouweling
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics by Richard H. Thaler

5.0

This book is probably the most accessible book on behavioral economics that I’ve read. Thaler narrates the history of the field and interweaves it with many personal anecdotes. The clashes with traditional economists in the early years are especially worthwhile.

Coincidentally, Thaler was awarded the Nobel prize while I was reading this book. Which made it even more fun to read, because it ‘proofs’ he was right all along that economic theories based on ‘Econs’ make no sense.