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February 4, 2024
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February 4, 2024
How To Keep a Resolution

When we look back to New Year's and keeping our resolutions, we can use the commitment devices that come in handy at all times.

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December 8, 2023
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December 8, 2023
December 2023 Friday’s e-links: A Good Book

Continuing with our December e-links, we recommend a novel that can make you forget that you are doing the dishes as you listen to it.

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January 2, 2023
New Year's resoltuions
January 2, 2023
The Best New Year’s Advice From a Behavioral Economist

Having made this year's New Year's resolutions, next, we can ask a behavioral economist about the best ways to stick to them.

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November 25, 2022
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November 25, 2022
November 2022 Friday’s e-links: A Good Mystery

Continuing with our November e-links, i recommend a great mystery that is riveting and witty--perfect for temptation bundling.

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November 18, 2022
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November 18, 2022
November 2022 Friday’s e-links: What I Listen to Everyday

Continuing our November e-links, today I wanted to share the podcasts that update me each day when I walk several miles.

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March 28, 2022
exercise nudges
March 28, 2022
The Difference that Nine Cents Can Make

Through a mega study involving more than 60,000 participants, behavioral economists identified the most effective exercise nudges.

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August 5, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and incentivizing exercise
August 5, 2020
What a Behavioral Economist Says About Exercise

Further evidence that economics is everywhere, a behavioral economist knows how to incentivize exercise through temptation bundling.

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January 2, 2020
New Year's resolutions
January 2, 2020
The Two Best Ways to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

To keep our New Year's resolutions, behavioral economics has several simple suggestions that painlessly preserve our discipline.

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June 11, 2019
Taylor Swift and traffic fatalities
June 11, 2019
How Taylor Swift Uses Temptation Bundling

Because album bundles increase our demand for a star's recordings, they help to propel a song or album to the #1 Billboard spot.

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January 2, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and keeping New Year's resolutions
January 2, 2019
Two Ways to Keep a New Year’s Resolution

Called temptation bundling and piggybacking, ideas from behavioral economics provide some easy to follow methods for keeping our New Year's resolutions.

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February 18, 2018
Ask Alexa Economic Advice on deadweight loss and gift giving
February 18, 2018
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April 18, 2015
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April 18, 2015
Weekly Roundup: From Grocery Bags to Soda Bottles

Our everyday economics includes developing nations, human capital, environment, behavioral economics, consumer spending, health care,incentives & sin taxes.

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