“Rational choice has come quite a way,” a Stanford University professor, Barry Weingast, said. “Thirty years ago, it was far outside the mainstream in political science in almost every respect.” Mr.

Choice theory provides a fundamental framework for understanding how individuals and groups make decisions, integrating elements of economics, psychology, and sociology. This interdisciplinary field ...

Student absence has become a priority for schools post-pandemic - but what if skipping school was not so much a problem as a rational choice? And instead of focusing on trying to change student ...