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63. Cheap Talk: What Economics Has to Say About Communication

2022/7/18
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Paul Oyer: 经济学是理解现实世界的一种强大工具，它可以应用于各个领域，例如在线约会、Uber驾驶和体育。经济学原理强调可信度的重要性，即言行一致。廉价谈话是指人们所说的话真假难辨，难以区分，这在在线约会中很常见，例如夸大收入或身高。为了避免廉价谈话，需要建立可信度，可以通过行动来证明言论的真实性。亲身经历Uber司机的工作，帮助他更好地理解经验的价值和劳动力市场的运作方式。他还发现，在工作中，沟通技巧变得越来越重要。 Matt Abrahams: 作为一名沟通专家，Matt Abrahams 与Paul Oyer就沟通技巧、可信度和廉价谈话进行了深入探讨。他强调了行动与言辞一致的重要性，以及如何通过建立可信度来避免廉价谈话。他还对Paul Oyer的Uber驾驶经历和研究工作表示赞赏，认为这体现了实践与理论相结合的研究方法。

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Paul Oyer discusses his motivation to show that economics is everywhere and how it can be a powerful lens to analyze almost anything in the real world. He provides examples from his books and research, including insights from Uber driving, online dating, and sports economics.

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Your words — are they credible? Or are they what Paul Oyer calls “cheap talk?”

According to professor of economics Paul Oyer, how our words align with our actions isn’t just a matter of communication, but a matter of economics too. Economic concepts hold in all areas of life, which Oyer’s research has explored in everything from Uber driving to online dating.

“Economics is everywhere,” Oyer says. “It's an incredibly powerful lens to analyze almost anything in the real world.”

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__Show Notes: __

An Economist Goes to the Game: How to Throw Away $580 Million and Other Surprising Insights from the Economics of Sports )by Paul Oyer

"Utility Player: Paul Oyer Explains How Economics Can Make Sports More Fun")

Books) by William Manchester

Empire Falls)* *by Richard Russo

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