A Behavioral Scientist’s Guide to (Not) Betting on the 2018 World Cup
Fancy a flutter on the World Cup? Here’s the smart way to do it.
June 11th, 2018
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March 05th, 2018
Hourly Employees Need Reliable Schedules: Can Behavioral Science Help Companies Deliver?
A quick look into the lives of hourly workers (almost 60 percent of the workforce) reveals that there is a lot of financial unhappiness buried in people’s work schedule.
February 20th, 2018
We Forget That Everything Is Relative
As H. L. Mencken once said, “No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.”
February 06th, 2018
Why Five and Not Eight? How Round Number Bias Can Reduce Your Nest Egg
Our tendency to prefer round numbers has been observed in stock prices, tips in restaurants, and how much gas we put in our cars. Why are we drawn to round numbers?
December 19th, 2017
How to Enjoy (and Survive) the Holidays Using Behavioral Science
How do we make the most out of the unique situations the holidays offer while also keeping ourselves out of trouble?
December 01st, 2017
The Tax Bill Avoids this Planning Fallacy (for Now)
The congressional tax overhaul avoids a common behavioral mistake that would have increased revenue in the short term at the expense of future tax revenue.
November 14th, 2017
To Promote Happiness, Choose Time Over Money
If you feel like there are too many things to do today and not enough time to do them, you are not alone.
October 19th, 2017
The Wisdom of a Universal Basic Income
Would a universal basic income be a “calamity”? Research suggests the opposite.
June 13th, 2017
When Harm Helps: Building Choice Architecture for Investors
How can we design a system for investors that allows for potentially harmful behavior but minimizes the harm such behavior causes?
June 06th, 2017
Fifty Cents or Five Thousand Dollars?
We need creative, disruptive solutions that make a real and lasting dent on inequalities in college completion.
