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When behavioral reality undermines monetary policy modeling assumptions

Every economic model I build assumes rational actors, but watching people drain their retirement accounts to buy meme coins during our easy money policies makes me question whether any of my work means anything.

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The gap between theoretical assumptions and human behavior calls into question the validity of the entire analytical framework.

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