by George Akerlof
Akerlof and Shiller argue free markets inevitably produce manipulation because profit-seeking exploits psychological weakness. Deceiving people against their interests is a market feature, not a bug.
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It draws on Influence and Thinking, Fast and Slow.
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References Cialdini's persuasion research to illustrate how marketers exploit psychological vulnerabilities
Gladwell references Kahneman's dual-process on misjudging strangers.
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