Nicolas Jutzet
Deputy Director of the Liberal Institute
Published on June 30, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. / Modified on June 30, 2024 at 8:31 p.m.
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Some voting Sundays, when you discover the results, you probably slip into the camp of those who, like Churchill after a desperate encounter in a market with a passer-by, think that “the best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with an average voter.” Obviously, in this kind of moment of misanthropy, the irrational is always the other. The one who would not have understood the nuances of reality and the relevance of the arguments that you consider irrefutable.
This is the feeling that Augustin Landier and David Thesmar, two internationally renowned economists, focus on in their work. The Price of our ValuesTo better understand why the majority opinions among economists are not always shared by the population, they looked in more detail at the choice mechanisms that citizens use to decide complex questions.
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