Cass R. Sunstein, Columnist

The Best Films of 2016 (for Behavioral Economists)

Unrealistically optimistic star warriors. Fairness-valuing jungle creatures. Lovebirds thinking counterfactually.

December 28, 2016 at 2:00 PM UTC

Cass R. Sunstein is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is the author of “The Cost-Benefit Revolution” and a co-author of “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness.”

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As everyone knows, the most coveted of the year-end movie awards are the Becons -- the Behavioral Economics Oscars. It’s no surprise that winning the Becon has catapulted previously unknown talents -- including Jessica Chastain, Tom Cruise, Taylor Swift and Daniel Day-Lewis -- to sensationally successful careers. Here are this year’s winners.

Best Director: Jon Favreau