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Going to Penny's Play

Sheldon does not understand social norms. 

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In Behavioral and Risk Tags Sheldon, Amy, Penny, behavioral economics, rationality, irrational behavior, social norms, More than 90

Parking Spot Externalities

Howard and Sheldon feud over a parking spot. 

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In Externalities and Public Tags Sheldon, Leonard, Raj, Howard, Amy, Bernadette, Penny, external costs, external benefits, negative externalities, positive externalities, coase theorem, bargaining, More than 90

Words with Stephen Hawking

Sheldon plays Stephen Hawking in a game of Words with Friends.

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In Foundations Tags More than 90, Sheldon, Howard, Raj, Stephen Hawking, choices, opportunity cost, trade offs

Spock Being Rational

Penny buys Leonard & Sheldon a Star Trek Transporter. 

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In Behavioral and Risk Tags Sheldon, Spock, rationality, behavioral economics, irrational behavior, More than 90

Stealing from the Charity Bin

Penny feels bad about her past as a bully. 

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In Behavioral and Risk Tags Amy, Bernadette, Penny, economics of crime, behavioral economics, self interest, altruism, cost-benefit analysis, More than 90

No Such Thing as a Free Movie

Leonard and Penny go out as friends.

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In Foundations, Consumer Choice, Trade Tags Leonard, Penny, trade, trade offs, gains from trade, information symmetry, choices, preference, utility, More than 90

Negotiating for a Sword

Leonard & Stuart are negotiating for a Hobbit’s sword. 

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In Markets at Work Tags Leonard, Sheldon, Stuart, consumer surplus, producer surplus, negotiation, asymmetric information, supply and demand, More than 90

What Caused the Heart Attack?

Howard's mom passes out after learning about Howard and Bernadette's engagement. 

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In Foundations Tags Howard, Bernadette, correlation, causation, causality, More than 90

Fundraising for Science

Amy convinces Sheldon to attend a fundraiser.

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In Foundations Tags scarcity, Amy, Sheldon, More than 90

Desk Wars: Tit-for-Tat

Raj and Sheldon partake in a series of juvenile tit-for-tat exchanges. 

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In Strategy and Oligopoly Tags Raj, Sheldon, game theory, sequential game, tit-for-tat, strategy, More than 90
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