Tag: behavioral economics
Here’s how you can be nudged to eat healthier, recycle and...
José Antonio Rosa, Iowa State University
Every day, you make important choices – about whether to feast on fries or take a brisk walk, whether...
Calling donors to thank them doesn’t make them more likely to...
Anya Samek, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Donors gave US$380 million to nonprofits during 2018’s Giving Tuesday donation...
Scammers don’t cheat because they need the money — they cheat...
Marco A. Palma, Texas A&M University
Why do people cheat?
When we hear that a poor person scammed others out of money, we may attribute...
Selecting groceries ahead of time helps some shoppers make healthier choices
Anya Samek, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
I often toss items into my grocery cart that I have...
How Uber and other digital platforms could trick us using behavioral...
Abbey Stemler, Indiana University; Joshua E. Perry, Indiana University, and Todd Haugh, Indiana University
Uber’s business model is incredibly simple: It’s a platform that facilitates...
Millennials are US$1 trillion in debt – but they’re better at...
Jimmie Lenz, University of South Carolina
New findings from the New York Federal Reserve reveal that millennials have now racked up over US$1 trillion of...
How to deal with life’s risks more rationally
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
The world is an uncertain and risky place. The news constantly bombards us with scary situations from school...
Tips from negotiation experts for truly happy holidays
Rachel Croson, Michigan State University
I had the most awesome Thanksgiving this year.
My husband took our two boys, ages 8 and 10, to his family’s...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
