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Behavioral Economics in Action
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Personally, I never tip the baristas when I go to a coffee shop. But plenty of people do. Enough that Starbucks has faced lawsuits over how it distributes the ample proceeds of its tip jars between managers and staff.
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The past decade has been a triumph for behavioural economics, the fashionable cross-breed of psychology and economics.
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“Employing and testing behavioral economics in #policy http://t.co/apLI5XD9bq @ideas42”
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““ Being faced with ourselves makes us better people – it’s not just about vanity. ” The upside of social media narcissism – some fascinating, surprising research, animated. Pair with Brené Brown on...”
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Goodwill of San Francisco is installing high-tech goBINs in apartment buildings in the city to make donating clothing and other items more convenient.
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This post is not really related to taxes but more a recent observation of mine. I am mum to an 8th month old and observe a lot of things about parents I did not previously notice. This blog follows...
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“Scientific American (blog) Set SMART resolutions in 2014! Scientific American (blog) Melanie Tannenbaum is a doctoral candidate in social psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she received an M.A.”
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If we don't know how habits work we'll never develop better ones. Let's get to it.
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“An innovative experiment in "environmental calorie labeling" is based on the idea that ... (Could a Well-Placed "Nudge" Get People to Take the Stairs?”
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The Behavioural Insights Team, or 'Nudge Unit', draws on insights from the growing body of academic research in the fields of behavioural economics and psychology and applies these insights to public policy making in the UK.
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Researchers have discovered subtle cues that help nonconformists break from the pack and thrive.
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There is little evidence to support the view that “behavior detection officers” have done much beyond inconveniencing tens of thousands of passengers a year.
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By now you probably know about Walter Mischel's famous 1972 marshmallow task, which used the tasty snacks to measure impulse control in children. What you might not know is why marshmallows can help us better understand what it means to be human.
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PLOS ONE: an inclusive, peer-reviewed, open-access resource from the PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE. Reports of well-performed scientific studies from all disciplines freely available to the whole world.
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“Would You Lie for Me? New York Times Social psychologists have spent decades demonstrating how difficult it can be to say “no” to other people's propositions, even when they are morally questionable — consider Stanley Milgram's infamous...”
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“The Behavioural Architects look at various research findings and insights around charitable giving, and list five different ways in which a charity might be able to increase donations. (Psych-influenced fundraising?”
Richard Baxter's curator insight,
February 5, 2014 4:50 AM
Could some of the behavioral learnings be applicable to haelthcare?
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Neil Gains's curator insight,
January 31, 2014 10:42 PM
Great take on behavioural economics from Dilbert
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Theory shows logic in rearranging your preferences if the options may change.
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“'Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil,' by Paul Bloom New York Times Bloom also recounts the 1954 Robbers Cave study by the social psychologist Muzafer Sherif, who invited white middle-class boys to a summer camp in Oklahoma and separated them...”
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While the Affordable Care Act clearly benefits those at the low and high ends of the income scale, many middle-class Americans don’t qualify for health care subsidies, and are facing steep premium prices.
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On the first day of Christmas PsyBlog sent to me...12 psychology studies about Christmas (and no partridges or pear trees).
Marco Piovesan's insight:
Merry Christmas!
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“New study examines why so many people follow medical advice from celebrities when so much of it is ill-informed and some of it is potentially harmful. (RT @TheMomPsych: Are We Hard-Wired to Follow Celebrity Medical Advice?”
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