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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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Perception of Climate Change Solutions
Image source: Pixabay Project Drawdown is a non-profit organization that recently published a book titled ‘Drawdown’ (2017) which features a detailed list of solutions to the problem of global warming. They define drawdown as:…
Can I Buy You a Cup of Coffee?
At a coffee shop in Bluffton, South Carolina, people have been spontaneously paying for future customers’ drinks on a fairly consistent basis. Sometimes, those who are not even looking to buy coffee for themselves…
Rachael Meleney: Dance and Decision Paralysis
How long have you worked at CAH? I was brought on in September 2015. What brought you to CAH? I graduated from UNC with a variety of experience working with entrepreneurship education and…
Community Color at the Carrack Modern Art
Our very own Dan Ariely will be hosting an art auction for a local Durham Art Gallery, the Carrack Modern Art, on October 13th as a part of their first annual fundraiser. Community Color is…