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Rational Order from ‘Irrational’ Actions

Shyam Sunder
October 19, 2020

Prof. Shyam Sunder outlines a strain of research, drawing on complexity theory, that suggests that outcomes of a social system can be rational even if its individual participants are not rational.
Liquidity Injections May Have Driven the Stock Market Recovery

Shyam Sunder
June 17, 2020
Why did the stock market recover as the economy suffered? Yale SOM’s Shyam Sunder points to the hundreds of billions of dollars injected into the economy by the Federal Reserve and other central banks.
Consumption, Numbers and Time: The Arithmetic of Sustenance

Shyam Sunder
April 22, 2020
On the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970, Yale SOM’s Shyam Sunder writes that humankind must grapple with a fundamental threat to our survival.
What Happens When a Billion Identities Are Digitized?

K. Sudhir Shyam Sunder
March 27, 2020

The success of India’s Aadhaar, a biometrically secured national identification system, has ignited a debate over whether any entity, public or private, should have the ability to pool our full digital profiles.
Three Questions: Professor Shyam Sunder on Why We Pay Taxes

Shyam Sunder
April 13, 2018
It’s nearly Tax Day, which means we're scrambling to find receipts and puzzling through tax forms. Is all this misery really the best way to pay for public goods?
Can a ‘Veil of Ignorance’ Break India’s Election Deadlock?

Shyam Sunder
February 28, 2018
Yale SOM’s Shyam Sunder writes that India may be able pass a law synchronizing its elections if it obscures the partisan consequences by enacting the change with a built-in delay.
Social Media, the Corporation, and the State

Shyam Sunder
November 10, 2017
Yale’s Shyam Sunder assesses some of the complications that arise when multinational corporations become implicated in political questions.
Reduction of Economics to Psychology

Shyam Sunder
October 31, 2017
Prof. Shyam Sunder warns that, while psychology can contribute much to economics, not all economic phenomena can be explained by individual psychology.
How to Respond to the Equifax Breach

Shyam Sunder
October 06, 2017
After the Equifax breach, Yale SOM's Shyam Saunder says, we should put the burden for protecting identities back onto major companies.
What Are the Consequences of India’s Currency Reform?

Shyam Sunder
December 13, 2016
In November, in an effort to fight corruption, India withdrew its two largest paper money denominations from circulation. Yale SOM’s Shyam Sunder looks at some possible effects of the change.