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Common Cents Report: Behavioral Interventions Helping Americans Save More
New report one of the most significant applications of behavioral economics in field of LMI financial decision-making San Francisco and Durham, NC – Feb. 8, 2017 – Common Cents, a financial research lab at…
Common Cents Lab, Increase Short- and Long-term Savings / FEBRUARY 8 2017
Creating short-term saving opportunities: Goals, Taxes, and 5-Weekends
Join our behavioral experts for a riveting conversation on how to start and increase short-term savings for middle Americans effectively. In this session, we will share results from a couple field studies with fin-tech…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Common Cents Lab, Increase Short- and Long-term Savings / NOVEMBER 1 2016
Creating a Long Term Mindset: A Simple Intervention to Increase Retirement Savings
Field and lab studies suggest that the way people think about their income can have a big impact on the way they spend and save money. This is particularly important because often it is…
Common Cents Lab, Increase Short- and Long-term Savings / NOVEMBER 1 2016
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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…