It is a bit difficult to say what criteria should be used to judge the success or failure of a research initiative on the scale of merging psychology and economics. Two reasonable criteria, at least ...

Despite an abundance of strong economic theory compiled over the decades, it’s still notoriously difficult to predict what economic systems will do. That’s because the economy is driven by an ...

I know, I know--too much is made of the Obama administration's affinity for behavioral economics. (Frank and I tried to preempt that criticism in our piece about Obamaism by downplaying the behavioral ...

Behavioral economics combines information about human behavior and outcomes with more standard methods of economic analysis. Behavioral economics has been applied in various contexts such as ...

Redfin's chief economist on how she used behavioral economics to avoid the pitfalls of buying a house and find her dream home ...

Measurement frameworks can shift anecdotal validation to trackable results, offering proof that behavioral healthcare can generate tangible ROI. Despite decades of evidence linking behavioral health ...

Behavioral Economics is the application of psychology to the field of economics. It describes the role that psychology plays among consumers, employers, and governments, which then impacts markets and ...

Climate change is among the largest threats to humanity. The current gradual government action is insufficient in effectively reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) pollution. In fact, at the current ...

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Behavioral Economics: Policy Impact and Future Directions ...