Economists Discover the Poor Behave Differently From the Rich - Businessweek:"The problem was that these models failed to predict the consequences of the austerity programs that several European countries adopted in 2010.
It turned out that actual people didn’t behave like the imaginary proxy.
Economists are learning that the poor and the wealthy respond differently to austerity and stimulus.
This could present challenges to politicians.
If people behave differently, then policy might have to treat them differently."
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