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Book abstract: Recent events around the world, especially in the financial sector and with respect to government performance, have severely…
Individuals tend toward status quo bias: preferring existing options over new ones. There is a countervailing phenomenon: humans naturally…
The daunting complexity of important financial decisions can lead to procrastination. We evaluate a low-cost intervention that…
We examine a new intervention to overcome gender biases in hiring, promotion, and job assignments: an “evaluation nudge,” in which people…
Agent-based Modeling of the Effects of Social Norms on Enrollment in Payments for Ecosystem Services
Conservation investments are increasingly being implemented through payments for ecosystem services (PES) for the protection and…
Gasoline taxes can be employed to correct externalities associated with automobile use, to reduce dependency on foreign oil, and to raise…
How accurate are people when predicting whether they will vote? These self-predictions are used by political scientists to proxy for…
Research suggests that women are more likely than men to pass over opportunities to negotiate for higher compensation. Studies from the…