Whether looking at the World Series of Poker or fast growing occupations, we can see that gender stereotypes can create costly decisions.
When we compare Bhutan's gross national happiness (GNH) to its gross domestic product (GDP, we could decide if happiness relates to economic growth.
Although boarding planes faster is a goal for the major airlines, they have had limited success because of the tradeoffs they are unwilling to make.
Disliked by many as discriminatory, inconvenient, and even embarrassing, tipping is a paradox because it refuses to disappear.
A year ago at the Academy Awards, Frances McDormand gave the movie studios a nudge when she referred to the inclusion rider.
Involving safety, airline pilots' decisions during takeoff, flight, and landing reflect cost and benefit tradeoffs that their passengers rarely recognize.
Attempts to encourage African wildlife conservation have changed incentives that affect African villagers and U.S. hunters.
The preliminary results for Finland's two-year guaranteed income experiment appears to have created more questions than it answered.
Unexpectedly, Panera's pay-what-you-want cafes couldn't bring together the normal lunch crowd and people who could not afford a meal.
While we all know when we are wasting time on social media, it is tougher to uncover the hidden cost that is paid by the entire economy.
Whether looking at an art heist, government shutdown negotiations or a soccer shootout, game theory can explain people's behavior.












