Why Is Responding to a Financial Crisis by Bailing Out

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Essay

Why is responding to a financial crisis by bailing out financial institutions more effective than direct support of nonfinancial businesses?

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Definitions:

Dictator Games

A type of experimental game in economics where one player, the "dictator," determines how to split an endowment between themselves and another player, the "recipient."

Ultimatum Games

Represent a scenario in economic experiments where one participant proposes a division of resources, and the other can accept or reject the offer, which, if rejected, leaves both with nothing.

Heuristics

The brain’s low-energy mental shortcuts for making decisions. They are “fast and frugal” and work well in most situations but in other situations result in systematic errors.

Behavioral Economics

An area of economic research that examines how psychological, cognitive, emotional, cultural, and social factors affect the economic decisions of individuals and institutions.