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The Psychology of Riding it Out: Why People Don’t Prepare for Hurricanes
By Brad Swain Why don’t people prepare for natural disasters? They get plenty of media coverage, many are relatively predictable, and the amount of damage they can do is no secret. It seems…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology / OCTOBER 27 2017
Give ‘Em The Slip: Using Friction for Savings
By: Maura Farver, Stephanie Tepper, and Matt Trower Millions of Americans operate primarily in a cash economy. These individuals not only carry greater risk in storing their money, but also miss out on the…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Common Cents Lab, Money, Increase Short- and Long-term Savings / OCTOBER 18 2017
Stealing Books
By Maura Farver The Boston Globe recently covered a story about how Charles Bukowski and Jack Kerouac books were routinely being stolen from Porter Square Books in Cambridge (September 6th, 2017 “Who…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology / SEPTEMBER 11 2017
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Helping Remote Employees Towards a Healthier Lifestyle Some Insights from MTurkers
By Nina Bartmann, Jonathan Corbin, Ziyi Yan Image by Paico Oficial from Unsplash Remote work is here to stay In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, around March 2020, most companies across the U.S….
Make plans, not resolutions
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. By Aline Holzwarth Your new year’s resolution is very likely to fail. Most do. Resolutions are just not built to succeed. They rely on willpower, hoping…
The Mbrella Calendar: Helping Kenyan Families Track Their Savings for Health Insurance
Mbrella is a charitable organization devoted to helping impoverished Kenyan families buy health insurance. Mbrella connects donors with Kenyan mothers and employs a number of behavioral interventions meant to help the mother gain enough…
Help us improve email
Dear friends, In thinking about how to improve email (something that gives us both joy and stress), I’d like to ask for your help. I’m trying to understand how people use email and what…