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Behavioral Economics

  1. inequality
    Is It Worth It to Try to Get Rich People to Realize They’re Lucky?If it’s such an uphill battle, as the research suggests, is it worth maybe trying something else instead?
    By Jesse Singal
  2. the office
    Let’s All Stop Apologizing for the Delayed Response in Our Emails“You are ruining it for the rest of us (and yourself).”
    By Melissa Dahl
  3. gig economy
    Just How Creepy Are Uber’s Driver-Nudges?A new story highlights the creepy ways in which Uber tries to wring the most profit out of its drivers.
    By Jesse Singal
  4. behavioral economics
    A Two-Word Psychological Concept Can Explain the Anger Over Obamacare RepealPeople are much more likely to get riled about the prospect of having something taken from them as opposed to given to them.
    By Jesse Singal
  5. France’s New Opt-Out Organ Donation System Is a Good IdeaTesting out a theory favored by prominent behavioral economists.
    By Melissa Dahl
  6. system 1 and system 2
    The ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ Is Brilliant Psychological ManipulationIf someone’s trying to get you to make a decision from a place of urgent fear, you should ask yourself why.
    By Jesse Singal
  7. donald trump
    Michael Lewis on the Psychological Quirks Trump Exploited to Become PresidentRiffing off his new book, the author explains that he is extremely worried about Donald Trump’s personality and thirst for certainty.
    By Jesse Singal
  8. Reading Michael Lewis’s New Book Made Me More Worried About Donald TrumpSome leaders are really good at understanding that humans are flawed decision-makers. Others … well, you know.
    By Jesse Singal
  9. mindfulness
    Is the Mindfulness Craze Turning Us Into Suckers?When people focus too much on psychological tricks, there’s a chance they can miss the bigger forces swirling around.
    By Jesse Singal
  10. How to Make Sure You Don’t Screw Up Your BallotYou should have a plan before you set out for your polling place, because it’s surprisingly easy to make mistakes.
    By Jesse Singal
  11. behavioral economics
    Want to Make Better Decisions? Try ‘Temptation Bundling’It’s a way to link together our wants and our shoulds.
    By Jesse Singal
  12. People Are Surprisingly Willing to Let Themselves Be ManipulatedNudges work even when you can see them happening.
    By Cari Romm
  13. willpower
    Turning Off Your Phone Is an Underrated Behavioral InterventionIt sounds obvious, but when’s the last time you actually did it?
    By Jesse Singal
  14. ‘fallacy’
    How Researchers Discovered the Basketball ‘Hot Hand’An accidental math discovery overturned the “truth” about the hot hand.
    By Jesse Singal
  15. behavioral economics
    Michael Lewis’s Next Book Will Be About the Godfathers of Behavioral EconomicsThis ought to be good.
    By Jesse Singal
  16. productivity
    Here’s a Cool Study on How to Motivate People to Do Boring, Mind-Numbing TasksImagine if your job were to hit the ‘a’ key, then the ‘b’ key, and then the ‘a’ key again — forever.
    By Jesse Singal
  17. People Get Suspicious When the Uber Surge Price Is a Round NumberA super-specific price like 1.9 times the normal rate – that, we feel like can trust. But 2.0x? Sounds made up.
    By Melissa Dahl
  18. behavioral economics
    Why People Are So Mad at ClassPass’s Price HikeWe have deep circuits that go off at the whiff of a rip-off.
    By Jesse Singal
  19. health
    Could a Simple Tweak Lead People to Shovel Less Sugar Into Their Faces?Exactly how much is a “gram,” anyway?
    By Jesse Singal
  20. Don’t Let ‘Completion Bias’ Derail You at WorkWe derive great satisfaction from checking items off our to-do list — but there’s also a downside.
    By Jesse Singal
  21. behavioral economics
    ‘Nudges’ Can’t Solve Poverty — But No One’s Saying They CanHere’s what a recent New York Times column gets wrong.
    By Jesse Singal
  22. ted cruz
    Why Ted Cruz’s Dishonest Mailing May Not Have Even Worked AnywayReason 6,345 it wasn’t a good idea.
    By Jesse Singal
  23. behavioral economics
    Don’t Let Your Brain Throw Away All of Your Money“We all hope that we will be the person who bought Apple stock 15 years ago.”
    By Jesse Singal
  24. In 2016, Think Really Hard About Why You Might Be WrongEven as we feel our most closely held beliefs couldn’t possibly be disproven, we know that human history is nothing but closely held beliefs being disproven.
    By Jesse Singal
  25. behavioral economics
    Save More Money by Naming Your Savings AccountHaving a clear goal in mind helps increase motivation, says behavioral economist Dan Ariely. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  26. behavioral economics
    Sunstein Should Ask These 3 Star Wars QuestionsBehavioral economic insights can help us understand the Empire’s big, repeated blunders.
    By Jesse Singal
  27. race
    A Strange Study Involving the ‘White-Man Effect’ in Sierra LeoneA new study raises important questions about how experiment subjects process what they’re being asked to do.
    By Jesse Singal
  28. behavioral economics
    The White House Behavioral Science Team’s ReportSmall changes can net big results.
    By Jesse Singal
  29. behavioral economics
    Impatient People Can’t Wait to ProcrastinateThe kind of people who want stuff now now now also tend to be the kind of people who put off boring tasks, like going to the bank.
    By Melissa Dahl
  30. consumer psychology
    People React Differently to Brands With Human-Seeming QualitiesA weird quirk of consumer psychology.
    By Jesse Singal
  31. inquiring minds
    What Is With This Incredibly Specific Second Avenue Subway Sign?Dan Ariely explains the behavioral science behind extremely precise numbers. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  32. lying
    The Truth About the Ways People LieA new documentary explores how and why humans cheat, lie and steal.
    By Melissa Dahl
  33. productivity
    These Scientists Want to Fix Your Terribly Disorganized CalendarGoogle is betting on an app backed by the wisdom of behavioral economics to help you manage your time. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  34. health
    How to Nudge People Toward Smarter Cancer-Screening DecisionsIt’s a System 1 and System 2 thing.
    By Jesse Singal
  35. expectations
    The Scientific Case for Low Expectations on New Year’s EveJohn Oliver, as usual, is pretty much right. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  36. altruism
    People Would Rather Lose Money Than Harm a StrangerInteresting new research on altruism. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  37. race
    Can Ethnic Diversity Prevent Financial Bubbles?Diversity introduces friction, and friction can be a very good thing.
    By Jesse Singal