January 2, 2020
To keep our New Year's resolutions, behavioral economics has several simple suggestions that painlessly preserve our discipline.
December 25, 2019
After an economist long ago told us that gift giving adds less to economic activity than the price of the present, a pro-gift giving group disagreed.
November 26, 2019
More than shopping nudges, e-commerce dark patterns are the deceptive and misleading tricks that pressure us into a purchase.
November 19, 2019
Comparing in-store and online grocery shopping, we see that what we experience in the supermarket and what we order from home is changing.
November 14, 2019
Looking at 40 million trips, researchers concluded that Uber's tips can be surprising because of the rider characteristics that determine how much.
November 13, 2019
A close look at health inequality reveals that money and the life expectancy gap might not be as closely related as we might assume.
October 31, 2019
Since the typical solutions to subway and bus fare evasion have not worked in NYC and other cities, behavioral scientists are suggesting a new approach.
October 17, 2019
October 8, 2019
Looking back at gasoline prices that teenagers pay when they get their driver's license, we see an impact on their driving behavior.
October 3, 2019
While library late fees are supposed to be incentives that encourage us to return books, instead they have unintended consequences.
October 1, 2019
Because tipping behavior reflects a social norm, many of us know the amount we are supposed to leave but we don't necessarily do it.
September 30, 2019
In public spaces like airports, hospitals, and museums, we navigate through the architectural signals that have been called wayfinding.