The long reach of life experience affects real-world economic outcomes, for policymakers and consumers alike On October 29, 1929, the roaring twenties came to a sudden close in the United States. In ...

It is a bit difficult to say what criteria should be used to judge the success or failure of a research initiative on the scale of merging psychology and economics. Two reasonable criteria, at least ...

Ellen Van Loo, an expert in the field of consumer food behavior, has joined Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural ...

Salary negotiations can feel like a tricky game where the right strategy can make all the difference. But what if there was a way to use science to boost your chances? Behavioral economics combines ...

Complexity often gets in the way of successful investing. To follow Warren Buffett's philosophy, keep it simple, and stay disciplined.

In this edition of the RGE Report, we’ll discover how insights from behavioral economics can re-shape our workplaces. We examine research from HBS Professors John Beshears and Katherine B. Coffman and ...

Daniel Kahneman, who understood that not all economic decision-making is strictly rational, has died at the age of 90. His research, which focused on the ways human psychology can warp rational ...