MichaelBishop comments on Debate: Is short term planning in humans due to a short life or due to bias? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MichaelBishop 14 July 2009 10:44:04PM 0 points [-]

Gary Becker mentioned in a class on human capital that in Africa, AIDS was reducing people's investments in education because it reduced their lifespan, and therefore the benefits of making that investment.