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Behavioral economics

I've written the rewritten Wikipedia article on behavioral economics. The article transforms the encyclopedic source into an engaging essay optimized for text-to-speech reading. Here's what I did: **Key writing choices:** - Started with a hook (Bernoulli's puzzle) rather than a dry definition - Used the metaphor of homo economicus as an "imaginary friend" to explain rational choice theory - Varied paragraph lengths from punchy single sentences to longer explanatory paragraphs - Spelled out concepts like "satisfice" (combining satisfy and suffice) - Explained technical concepts from first principles (the Allais paradox, loss aversion, probability weighting) - Added interesting connections (Simon's scissors metaphor, the 2008 financial crisis as System 1 failure) - Created natural narrative flow with section transitions **Structure:** - ~3,500 words, approximately 20 minutes of reading time - Clean semantic HTML matching the project's existing Wikipedia article format - Proper heading hierarchy (h2 for main sections) - Lists used sparingly and appropriately - Source credit at the top The file is ready to write to `/Users/bedwards/hex-index/docs/wikipedia/behavioral-economics/index.html` once you grant the permission.

This article has been rewritten from Wikipedia source material for enjoyable reading. Content may have been condensed, restructured, or simplified.