Publications

Publications

Rebooting savings during the COVID-19 crisis

Nov 18 2020
Published in: Fintech Futures
Keywords: Increase Short-and Long-Term Savings, Common Cents Lab

With the US government stimulus expired and replacement programs still in flux,…

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How can women advance their public service careers?

Nov 10 2020
Published in: Apolitical
Keywords: Government

The landscape for women in public office leadership positions has shifted dramatically…

Eating Your Company’s Feelings

Nov 3 2020
Published in: PeopleScience
Keywords: Big Psychological Questions

Stay at home orders brought about by COVID-19 left many of us…

Fintech MX Tackles the Financial Literacy Gap by Designing for User Bandwidth

Oct 30 2020
Published in: Blackrock's Emergency Savings Initiative
Keywords: Increase Short-and Long-Term Savings, Common Cents Lab

Low financial literacy is a growing problem in the United States. A…

Strings Attached: Why the Payroll Tax Deferment Could Hurt Savers

Sep 25 2020
Published in: Blackrock's Emergency Savings Initiative
Keywords: Increase Short-and Long-Term Savings, Common Cents Lab

The President signed a memorandum in August 2020 allowing employers to defer…

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FTA Awards $14M in Grants for 25 ‘Innovative Mobility’ Projects

Sep 11 2020
Published in: Railway Age
Keywords: Government, Transportation

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced that 25 projects in 24…

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L.A. Metro receives FTA grant to develop a pilot travel rewards program

Sep 11 2020
Published in: Mass Transit Mag
Keywords: Government, Transportation

L.A. Metro is partnering with the Harvard School of Business, the Duke…

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Los Angeles Metro Awarded Federal Grant to Develop Travel Rewards Program

Sep 10 2020
Published in: MyNewsLA
Keywords: Government, Transportation

The Federal Transit Administration announced Thursday that it awarded $700,000 to the…

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Nudging the Commute: Using Behaviorally-Informed Interventions to Promote Sustainable Transportation in US Cities

Sep 1 2020
Published in: Harvard Business School
Keywords: Government, Transportation

Dramatic reductions in carbon emissions must take place immediately. A human-centric method…

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Every Penny Counts: A Case Study from Digital Federal Credit Union

Sep 1 2020
Published in: BlackRock Emergency Savings Initiative
Keywords: Increase Short-and Long-Term Savings, Common Cents Lab

While the days of making penny rolls may be long over, converting…

Governo federal define novas regras para o teletrabalho

Jul 30 2020
Published in: Governo Federal
Keywords: Government, Taxes and Fiscal Policy

Ogoverno federal deu mais um passo para modernizar a gestão de pessoas…

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Avoiding the Downside of Instapay: Five Behavioral Science-Based Principles to Make Paycheck-on-Demand Benefit Low-Income Users

Jul 22 2020
Published in: Next Billion
Keywords: Common Cents Lab

You just finished an hour of work. You glance at your phone…

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