Economy Jan 05 Column: What I learned about motivation from being a teenage burn victim When behavioral psychologist Dan Ariely was asked to share his experience as a teenage burn victim, he couldn't say no. But he wondered: What could possibly motivate him to revisit the suffering he had endured?…
Economy Jun 27 Does being paid hourly vs. yearly change how you save? According to a well-established psychological theory known as “construal theory,” the answer is yes.
Economy Feb 14 Why playing hard to get works and other dating lessons from behavioral economics Dan Ariely explains how not to fill out your online dating profile, how to help a friend be less picky in who she dates and what questions to ask on a first date.
Economy Feb 12 A good gift should have these two characteristics Behavioral economist Dan Ariely explains the two characteristics of a good gift.
Economy Jan 20 Poverty makes financial decisions harder. Behavioral economics can help Making good financial decisions becomes even more difficult when you’re poor. Here's what behavioral economists are doing to make such decisions easier.
Economy Jan 19 Mental depletion complicates financial decisions for the poor Why does it become more difficult to make good financial decisions when you’re poor?…
Nation Mar 05 Are your grades killing your grandmother? Dan Ariely’s prescription: The perfect MOOC More college students lose grandparents right before taking college exams. Duke professor and irrationality expert Dan Ariely has a solution: Enroll in Massive Open Online Courses to spare grandparents some fatal stress.