Got what I came for

March 25th, 2009

The first sentence of Vernon Smith’s Rationality in Economics:

The principal findings of experimental economics are that impersonal exchange in markets converges in repeated interaction to the equilibrium state implied by economic theory, under information conditions far weaker than specified in the theory.

3 Responses to “Got what I came for”

  1. Interesting point Says:

    [...] Vernon Smith. [...]

  2. Gabriel Says:

    Yes, but should we take his word for it re: the broader interpretation? Here are some people expressing doubt :-)

    http://yetanothersheep.blogspot.com/2007/06/whats-rationality-got-to-do-with-it.html

  3. pushmedia1 Says:

    Michael’s post is just weird.