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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Bernheim and Rangel 2009: Refinements<br />

Solution: “refinements” — discard certain d’s as being<br />

“contaminated” for welfare analysis<br />

E.g. a neuroscience experiment shows that decisions made under red<br />

paper condition are more rational<br />

Or assume that choice rational when incentives are more salient<br />

With fewer d’s, get tighter bounds on welfare and policy<br />

“Refinements” require some positive theory of behavior<br />

Bernheim and Rangel approach provides a useful framework to<br />

organize problems but not sharp policy lessons<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 3: Effi ciency 93 / 105

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