March 17, 2019
Whether looking at entrepreneurs who need venture capital funding, UPS drivers, or Walmart warehouse workers, we could see pregnancy discrimination.
March 7, 2019
Whether looking at the World Series of Poker or fast growing occupations, we can see that gender stereotypes can create costly decisions.
February 5, 2019
Whether deciding how to divide boats in Santa Barbara harbor, a cake, or tax revenue, fair distribution requires knowing what different people say is fair.
January 15, 2019
January 7, 2019
Whether it's plastic straw use, energy conservation, or flu vaccinations, governments use nudges to influence our decisions.
January 3, 2019
Sort of like life's bookends, a declining number of children and more elderly people can explain why Japan's population is shrinking.
January 2, 2019
Called temptation bundling and piggybacking, ideas from behavioral economics provide some easy to follow methods for keeping our New Year's resolutions.
November 30, 2018
Cities that benefit from the economic side of walking have a boost in productivity, better health, and more social interaction.
November 13, 2018
With the arrival of mandatory calorie labels at large establishments and soon at smaller ones, we can ask if their impact is predictable.
October 17, 2018
The new World Bank Human Capital Index was created to encourage the leaders of 157 countries to improve their healthcare and education.
September 24, 2018
By identifying the moral limits of markets, we can decide what should and should not be sold...like wedding tickets and high grades.
September 19, 2018
Another good reason for diminishing the size of the gender gap in Europe is the impact it will have on men's health and their life expectancy.