paradox

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The book’s title is an example of the sort of paradox that behavioral economists relish.

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. economy has been marked this year by the paradox of a rising stock market but a slowing labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I didn’t want to do a time-travel movie because it brings so much paradox,” he offered.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Butler-Gallie’s eye for paradox stands him in good stead again in his encounter with a megachurch in Nigeria, where he goes to see whether Christianity still offers “cause for hope.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The paradox is that AI promises exponential growth, yet fear-based adoption suppresses the very innovation that companies seek.

From MarketWatch