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Reducing COVID-19 risks: From hand-washing to emergency savings
Most of us are feeling overwhelmed by how the world is changing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to upending our normal daily lives and putting those we care about at risk for…
Common Cents Lab, Money / MARCH 25 2020
The Role of Random in Addressing America’s Savings Problem
America has a savings problem. The most recent U.S. Financial Health Pulse for 2019 found that 47% of people in America do not have enough savings to cover the recommended three months of…
Common Cents Lab / JANUARY 16 2020
Common Cents Lab Opens Applications for 2019 Financial Services Projects
Each year, the Common Cents Lab collaborates with chosen financial services providers to custom design, test, and launch new features and products that aim to increase financial well-being for 1.8 million low- to moderate-income…
Common Cents Lab / OCTOBER 29 2018
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Cheat Codes: Calling all Artists
Artists from around the world are invited to attend a discussion about behavioral economics, dishonesty and cheating at the Center for Advanced Hindsight on October 25 at 7:30 PM EST. (Artists who do not…
Partisans Don’t Know How the Middle Feels
Ten minutes into the Presidential debate, my democratic friends were sure it was a failure. They tweeted, “Nothing he is saying is making me feel anything.” A lot of Democrats have walked away from…
Part 2: The Amorality of Drunk Driving
I want to share with you what appears to me like one of the most ill-advised anti-Drunk Driving campaigns ever created. Ironically, I was walking across the Duke quad on my way to the…