Fabio wrote:
>What are the big unsolved puzzles of economic empirical research?
>What economic phenoma seem pretty darn important, but have not
>been adequately explained by current economic theories?
1) Why do people live so much longer today than they used to?
2) Why are some nations rich and others poor?
3) Which kinds of consumption are more vs. less positional?
4) Why do people agree to disagree?
5) Why do the young ignore lifestyle advice from the old?
6) What exactly do people get out of voting?
7) What is the functional form of a typical utility function U($)?
Robin Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hanson.gmu.edu
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