Behavioral economics

Daniel Kahneman, 1934-2024: The Grandfather of Behavioral Economics
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March 27, 2024

Daniel Kahneman, 1934-2024: The Grandfather of Behavioral Economics

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Whither Nudge? The Debate Itself Offers Lessons on the Influence of Social Science
Insights
August 10, 2022

Whither Nudge? The Debate Itself Offers Lessons on the Influence of Social Science

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John List on Economic Field Experiments
Insights
April 5, 2022

John List on Economic Field Experiments

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Coronavirus Crisis Putting UK Nudging to the Test
International Debate
March 25, 2020

Coronavirus Crisis Putting UK Nudging to the Test

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Close Encounters with Behavioral Economics: Four Essential Reads for 2017

Close Encounters with Behavioral Economics: Four Essential Reads for 2017

The year 2017 turned out to be the start for mainstream behavioral economics after a leading practitioner in the field won a Nobel prize for his work. Throughout 2017, The Conversation asked experts in economics, psychology and other areas to address the power of this burgeoning field, as well as its potential for misuse. Here are some articles for your consideration.

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What Nudged the Nobel Committee to Honor Richard Thaler?

What Nudged the Nobel Committee to Honor Richard Thaler?

Richard Thaler was not the first proponent of behavioral economics to be awarded a Nobel Prize, notes Sergey Popov. But Thaler’s star turn came when the Great Recession and it orgy or irrationality brought a lot of attention to research that extensively cites the University of Chicago’s economist’s 40-year-long academic career.

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A Founding Father of Behavioral Economics Wins Nobel Prize

A Founding Father of Behavioral Economics Wins Nobel Prize

Richard H. Thaler, the University of Chicago economist whose contributions linking psychology to the ‘dismal science’ caught the public’s eye in his co-authored bestselling book Nudge, has received this year’s Nobel Prize in economic sciences.

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Viewing ‘Homo economicus’ Through Prism of Behavioral Economics

Viewing ‘Homo economicus’ Through Prism of Behavioral Economics

Behavioral economics as a practice is here to stay, suggests a new report. Whether it remains a separate discipline or is absorbed by the other social sciences remains an open question.

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Sometimes a Nudge is as Good as a Wink

Sometimes a Nudge is as Good as a Wink

When it comes to many of the big decisions faced by governments – and the private sector – behavioral science has more to offer than simple nudges.

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Drinking For Free at the Behavioral Insights Conference

Drinking For Free at the Behavioral Insights Conference

Here’s a very ‘meta’ experiment for you: What behavioral insights can you gather at a global behavioral insights conference?

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1984 Is Knocking At The Door. Let It In

1984 Is Knocking At The Door. Let It In

When governments nudge people to do healthful things it IS a little bit like 1984, says Mike Marinetto. But it’s more like a big brother than Big Brother, he adds.

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Robert Shiller on Behavioral Economics

Robert Shiller on Behavioral Economics

In the past twenty years there has been a revolution in economics with the study not of how people would behave if they were perfectly rational, but of how they actually behave. At the vanguard of this movement is Robert Shiller of Yale University. He sits down with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Social Science Bites podcast

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