Area: Behavioral Decision Making
Texting Our Way Closer to Herd Immunity
A simple message with a behavioral nudge boosts vaccination rate
Do Money Troubles Make It Harder to Daydream?
Popular notion that the poor console themselves with fantasy is perhaps more a comfort to the rich
Wage Transparency Might Make Income Inequality Even Worse
Unintended consequences in trying to apply market solutions
Alcohol Use and Violent Crime: a 36% Shorter Sentence
Intoxication seems to work as an unofficial mitigating factor
New Study Disavows Marshmallow Test’s Predictive Powers
Test’s originator was a central co-author but died before its completion
Math Gender Gap: Nonexistent for Blacks, Notable for Affluent Whites
Well-to-do families doting on their sons at daughters’ expense?
Replicating a Successful Nudge in Health Care: Advice for Skeptics
How it often goes wrong and key observations for effective strategies
Motivation to Begin or an Excuse to Slack Off?
Fresh-start dates can serve as either — it’s a two-way nudge
How Organizational Hierarchy Hinders a Platform Aimed at Worker Collaboration
NASA employees engaged when it was clear their bosses were on board
Education Pays Off Handsomely, but Borrowing for It Makes People Unhappy
Student debt weighs on happiness more than mortgages or credit card loans
Collaboration’s Downside: Individuals Take Too Much Credit
Not just the office jerk. Even good colleagues overclaim. Managing around this destructive dynamic isn’t straightforward