Soccer players have made an art form of racing around like a chook with its head cut off after scoring a goal. Their self-congratulatory jigs may look ridiculous, but they serve a greater purpose. They are contagious, designed to infect their teammates.
, US economists George Akerlof and Robert Shiller argue that psychology plays a far bigger role in determining economic outcomes than economists realise–and that, broadly speaking, people get what they expect.
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