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Both Thorstein Veblen on the one hand and Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky on the other challenged standard neoclassical notions of rationality. Explain the similarities and differences between institutional economics(Veblen) and Behavioral Economics(Kahneman and Tversky). Which presents a more funadmental challenge to neoclassical economics? Explain.

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