Discover why economic policy isn't about rational self-interest-it's about competing values and visions of society. Explore fascinating research on how our deepest beliefs drive everything from tax preferences to climate action.

Economic policy isn't really about economics in the narrow sense; it's about values, relationships, and competing visions of what kind of society we want to live in.
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Lena: Hey everyone! Welcome to your personalized BeFreed podcast. I'm Lena, and I'm absolutely thrilled to dive into something that's been on my mind lately-how our economic values and beliefs actually shape the policies we support and the societies we create.
Eli: And I'm Eli! Oh, this is going to be fascinating, Lena. You know, when most people think about economics, they imagine these rational actors making calculated decisions, but what we're exploring today is so much more human than that. We're talking about how our deepest values-our sense of fairness, our beliefs about human nature, even our childhood experiences-end up influencing everything from tax policy to climate action.
Lena: Exactly! And what's really intriguing is that this isn't just theoretical. We have incredible research showing how these psychological and cultural factors play out in real-world policy preferences across different countries and communities.