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How furloughed federal workers can rebuild their finances after the shutdown
  • Jan 22 2019
  • Published in: MarketWatch
  • Keywords: Improve Cash Flow Management, Common Cents Lab

Workers are always at greater risk of overspending after a pay day,…

Mariel Beasley PRINCIPAL, COMMON CENTS LAB

The Ethics of Paternalism
  • Dec 21 2018
  • Published in: Scientific American
  • Keywords: Health Management, Health, Medical decision-making

Imagine that you are a policy maker trying to reduce the consumption…

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Impact of Disgust on Intentions to Undergo Colorectal Surgery
  • Dec 1 2018
  • Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
  • Keywords: Health

Surgeons present patients with complex information at the perioperative appointment. Emotions likely…

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How Do I Get Into Behavioral Economics?
  • Nov 29 2018
  • Published in: People Science
  • Keywords: Big Psychological Questions

There are 196 government teams across the world designed with the purpose…

Kristen Berman ALUMNUS

For Most People, Higher Yields Don’t Inspire More Saving — Here’s What Could Do the Trick
  • Nov 29 2018
  • Published in: Bankrate
  • Keywords: Increase Short-and Long-Term Savings, Common Cents Lab

Finally, we’re seeing a positive trend for savers: Interest rates are rising…

Mariel Beasley PRINCIPAL, COMMON CENTS LAB

How to Keep Automated Savings from Resulting in an Overdraft Fee
  • Nov 23 2018
  • Published in: Bankrate
  • Keywords: Improve Cash Flow Management, Money, Common Cents Lab

And in recent years, it’s been a proposition that all sorts of…

Andrea Dinneen ALUMNUS

Ingroup and Outgroup Favoritism in Implicit Attitudes
  • Nov 19 2018
  • Published in: Society for Personality and Social Psychology
  • Keywords: Big Psychological Questions

Individuals hold two kinds of attitudes: explicit versus implicit. Explicit attitudes are…

Jordan Axt ALUMNUS

Can Durham curb car usage? With $1 million and help from a Duke center, Mayor Steve Schewel thinks so
  • Nov 15 2018
  • Published in: Duke Chronicle
  • Keywords: Transportation, Government

Durham and Mayor Steve Schewel want you to ditch your car, and…

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Knowing When Tech Does (and Doesn’t) Promote Positive Relationships
  • Nov 13 2018
  • Published in: Behavioral Scientist
  • Keywords: Health Management, Health, Technology

Everyone’s worried about smartphones. Headlines like “Have smartphones destroyed a generation?” and…

Jenna Clark

What Voting and Flu Shots Have in Common
  • Nov 6 2018
  • Published in: Behavioral Scientist
  • Keywords: Health, Medical decision-making

Voting is a hallmark of representative democracies worldwide. It is among the…

Julia O’Brien ALUMNUS

The Impact of Inconsistency: Uncovering the Hidden Cost of Variable Work Schedules
  • Oct 30 2018
  • Published in: NextBillion
  • Keywords: Increase Earnings, Common Cents Lab

For millions of Americans, financial health begins in the workplace. No amount…

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Durham’s Plan to ‘Nudge’ Drivers Out of Cars
  • Oct 30 2018
  • Published in: City Lab
  • Keywords: Transportation, Government

There are 19,000 parking spots in downtown Durham, North Carolina, and an…

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