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Fixing the SNAP (Food Stamp) System, from application to spend: Learnings from the Field
Join this session to learn about how social science can help improve the way low-income Americans apply for SNAP, and potentially manage their spending. We will be sharing learnings from our field study work…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Common Cents Lab / NOVEMBER 1 2016
Announcing applications for 2017 CommonCents partners
SAN FRANCISCO, CA Oct 7, 2016 —Common Cents Lab is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for new partners for 2017. Common Cents, supported by MetLife Foundation, is a financial research…
Common Cents Lab / OCTOBER 6 2016
Financial Education: Take the Common Cents behavioral audit to diagnosis your program
By: Wendy De La Rosa & Common Cents Lab (Jump to the BEHAVIORAL AUDIT) The current investment in financial education In the United States, investments in financial education programs have been steadily increasing over the…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Common Cents Lab / SEPTEMBER 29 2016
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Help surprise Dan for his 50th birthday
People all over the world will photograph themselves holding a sign with one word, which will be combined into a birthday story sent to Dan Ariely for his 50th birthday, this April 29th If…
Now Accepting Applications for the CAH Startup Lab
Now Accepting Applications for the CAH Startup Lab Dan Ariely’s Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke is now accepting applications for its second cohort of the Startup Lab, which begins October 2016. Health and…
All You Need Is a Little Encouragement from Your Friends
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. My phone buzzes with a text. “Who’s running?” asks my friend Ankoor. ?♀️ replies Eileen; she’s in. I perform a slow mental wince at the…
Saving By Spending
This week, I visited a camera store to order two enlarged prints as a gift. I don’t order photo prints very often; in fact, I’m not sure that I have ever ordered prints aside…