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Summary, Analysis and Review of George Akerlof's and et al Phishing for Phools by Instaread
Summary, Analysis and Review of George Akerlof's and et al Phishing for Phools by Instaread
Summary, Analysis and Review of George Akerlof's and et al Phishing for Phools by Instaread
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In Phishing for Phools, George Akerlof and Robert Shiller explain the economics of fraud by incorporating fraudulent and unfair transactions into

LanguageEnglish
Release dateFeb 19, 2019
ISBN9781683786580
Summary, Analysis and Review of George Akerlof's and et al Phishing for Phools by Instaread

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    In Phishing for Phools, George Akerlof and Robert Shiller explain the economics of fraud by incorporating fraudulent and unfair transactions into free-market economic models. Conventional economic models that presuppose a free market often assume that customers make decisions based on their long-term interests. They posit that the market moves toward an equilibrium in which every legal opportunity to make money is being utilized. A behavioral model of the free market includes phishing transactions, which are in the seller’s best interest but not the buyer’s.

    In a market at equilibrium in the real world, sellers have many opportunities to deceive customers. Economic models assume that customers buy things that benefit them, based on solid information and a budget, but a realistic model recognizes that customers also make choices based on more impulsive, short-term, and emotional factors. Wherever customers are vulnerable or short-sighted, a phisher is likely to step in and exploit that vulnerability.

    There are three types of phools that phishing schemes target. Psychological phools come in two varieties: influenced emotionally or swayed by cognitive bias. The third type is informational phools who are misled by inaccurate or incomplete information.

    Phishing attempts often occur when customers buy cars and negotiate for the price, when they buy a home and negotiate added fees, and when they use credit cards. Phishing is common in

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