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When I was a graduate student, I actually took a course in development economics and I thought it was the most boring thing in the world.

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In my own work, I have written about how our public sector bank officials avoid making any new lending decisions – because lending always exposes them to some (infinitesimal) risk of being blamed for the loan going wrong.

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If you happen to be mostly depressed about the state of your life, I don’t know whether you feel like doing impulse control.

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April 21, 2024

If you happen to be mostly depressed about the state of your life, I don’t know whether you feel like doing impulse control.

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April 21, 2024

In my own work, I have written about how our public sector bank officials avoid making any new lending decisions – because lending always exposes them to some (infinitesimal) risk of being blamed for the loan going wrong.

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