Area: Behavioral Decision Making
Change a Unit of Measurement and Watch People Magnify Uncertainties
How many cans of beer — or six packs or cases — will your party guests consume?
Cancer-Screening Procrastination Can Be Deadly: a Nudge Lifts Compliance
At-home test for colorectal cancer delivered with a deadline
Boring Tasks We Abandon Too Soon: a Method to Finish the Job
Pairing the mundane — hand washing, teeth brushing — with more engaging activities
Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Nudges
Messages tailored to past vaccination behavior can meaningfully boost uptake for some
Behavioral Nudges Timed to Certain Days are Effective Motivator
Dates of milestones — major and minor — can spur us to action
Awards as Incentives: Sometimes They Backfire
Seeking to improve school attendance, researchers learn how some students think
At Last, the Momentum Investing Puzzle Solved?
The simplest explanation — “I can’t believe you know something I don’t” — may trump all the rest
As Income Rises, Link Between Meaning and Happiness Weakens
Globally, lower-income people feel a stronger connection
As Few as Three Options Can Be Too Many for Online Shoppers
A large field experiment suggests two items is the sweet spot for converting motivated lookers into buyers
As AI Advances, Tools to Connect to Your Future Self Grow More Vivid and Useful
Digital twins, 30 years your senior, help weigh today’s big decisions
Another Political Trick? Inducing Forgetting By Mentioning Irrelevant Information
Positive views on, say, a social policy are more easily suppressed than negative ones
Annuities Turn Savings Into Income – a Must for Retirees – But They’re Unpopular. That Puzzle Now Seems Solvable
Smarter products and policies can connect wary investors to lifetime income
An Aerial, as Opposed to Ground-Level, View of Time
A novel framework proposes to reduce angst over schedules and lives
Americans Sacrifice $3.4 Trillion by Claiming Social Security Too Soon
Can nudges, tailored to personality traits, persuade retirees to wait?
Alcohol Use and Violent Crime: a 36% Shorter Sentence
Intoxication seems to work as an unofficial mitigating factor
