Carnegie Mellon University Behavioral Economics News Archives

Behavioral Economics, Policy and Organizations Major Takes Off
Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Four Ways To Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick
Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Carnegie Mellon Launches the First Behavioral Economics Ph.D. Program
Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Study Shows Default Choices Matter, Especially for Poorer, Less Educated Individuals
Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

How You Make Decisions Can Affect Your Patience
Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Why So Many People Choose the Wrong Health Plans?
The New York Times

Is High-Deductible Health Insurance Worth the Risk?
The New York Times

Finally, More Women Are Asking for Raises. But There’s a Catch.
The Wall Street Journal

Moving Beyond Nudges to Improve Health and Health Care Policies
Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Postpone the 2020 Election? Many GOP Voters Say Yes
U.S. News & World Report

Why Do Drug Reps Give Doctors Free Pens?
Slate

Humans selectively edit reality before accepting it, a review of decades of social and economic behavior shows. 
Quartz

Women's work?
American Economic Association

Avoiding information that might upset you? Well, you’re only human.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Grandma Knows Best: New Research Explains How Family Members Can Impact an Autism Diagnosis
Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

I don't want to know: Why do we avoid certain information and what are the consequences for our society?
American Economic Association

Do You Trust Information You Don't Want to Hear?
Voice of America

The Science of Why Good People Choose Bad Health Plans
TIME

To Cut Calories, Place Online Food Orders Ahead of Time
Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

The ‘I Just Can’t Say No’ Club Women Need To Advance In Their Careers
Forbes

'Traffic Light' Symbols May Help People Make Healthier Food Choices
U.S. News & World Report

Gender Divide
Carnegie Mellon University

Why Don’t Americans Claim Their Earned Income Tax Credit?
WESA

Even With 24/7 Access, Investors Tend To Put Their Heads In The Sand When Expecting Bad News
Carneige Mellon University

Study Finds Simple Ways To Increase Participation in Earned Income Tax Credit
Carnegie Mellon University

How Apple Pay Gets People to Part With More of Their Money
The Atlantic

Carnegie Mellon’s George Loewenstein Documents Pitfalls of Personal Loans
Carnegie Mellon University