High-risk, high-uncertainty events like earthquakes tend to fall out of view when we are occupied with more predictable seasonal events like wildfires, which have very visible effects on our lives.
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Procrastination is linked to a preference for the status quo.
Don’t fear emotions such as regret, anger or worry.
Treasury modelling suggests that limiting negative gearing will lead to small change in prices. But behavioural economics shows it all depends on how the policy is framed.
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Associate Dean Research/Professor in Economics, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Andrews and Elizabeth Brunner Professor of Behavioural/Industrial Economics, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and School of Public Policy & Global Affairs; Ivan Head South-North IDRC Chair, University of British Columbia
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