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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

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