2016 Boulder Summer Conference on Consumer Financial Decision Making

…design product for these? (e..g, toilet paper at 5.9% more has to be less than $5 a month – what are more $$ impactful products to design for) Instead of…

Navigating the DNA Roadmap: Genetic Testing and Health Behavior Change

…genetic markers spark long-lasting changes in health behavior. Some researchers argue yes, that individuals switch their behaviors to account for the possibility of a diagnosis later in life. For example,…

Could Retirement Savings Be a New Form of Political Protest?

Could Retirement Savings Be a New Form of Political Protest? A few weeks ago I received a text from an old college friend , asking for some interesting financial advice….

The Psychology of Riding it Out: Why People Don’t Prepare for Hurricanes

…delays. A quick behavioral audit might suggest that the form could easily benefit from adding a few defaults and milestones, and leveraging small area bias. Maybe a bot, like the…

Is Money an Effective Health Incentive?

…bad for picking up their children late. However, once a relatively low price for this behavior had been set, they understood that it wasn’t “that bad,” and maybe even saw…

Health & Finance Entrepreneurs, We’re Looking for You

…behavioral economics research center at Duke supports and collaborates with entrepreneurs. We’re looking for startups that are eager to experiment, and demonstrate a passion for building research-backed solutions to health…

Exercise Blog Series, Part 2: Feeling Depressed? Ask your doctor about exercise.

…different outcome because of the people who were put in that group were different to begin with. The people in the “pills” group took the same antidepressant for 16 weeks….

Managing the Month on Food Stamps

…decision points, the social norm suddenly becomes far more appealing. The time lag between applying and receiving the benefits can also be too much to bear for some eligible Americans….

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