168 Quotes by Richard Thaler

I don't think it says anywhere in the Bible that tithing should be calculated on a before-tax basis.

As a general rule, the United States government is run by lawyers who occasionally take advice from economists. Others interested in helping the lawyers out need not apply.

When it comes to assessing the chances of some complicated combination of events, gut feelings are pretty much useless.

Sunk costs? We pay too much attention to them.

I think behavioral economists don't have any more of an explanation about the rise of Trump than anyone else.

It makes sense for social scientists to become more involved in policy because many of society's most challenging problems are, in essence, behavioral.

One reason for high health care costs is that patients fail to follow their treatment regimen.

Shopping for an annuity with hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake can be daunting, even for an economist.

Parents want their children to excel, callers to a victims' hot line want help, and sick people want to get well. Offering aids is like providing an alarm clock: it may help people get to an appointment on time, but no one is forcing them to use it.