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Three Ways Behavioral Science Can Help End Poverty
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an behavioral science help end poverty? We think…

If Your Psychotherapist Were A Behavioral Economist
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t’s easy to feel…

What's a Beer Worth? New Research Shows How Scarcity Affects Your Answer
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icture yourself on a beach. You are…

ideas42 Sets Out to Help End Poverty Through Behavioral Interventions
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y U.S. Census estimates,…

Head of White House “Nudge Unit” Maya Shankar Speaks about Newly Formed Social and Behavioral Sciences Team
Last summer, the news broke that the White House was in the process of setting up its own “Nudge Unit,” modeled after the UK’s version, officially called the Behavioral Insights Team (BIT). Public reaction to the news was a mix between hopeful anticipation on the one hand and big-government alarmism on the other [...]

New Journal Helps Behavioral Scientists Find Their Way to Washington
When it comes to being heard in Washington, classical economists…