News tagged with behavioral economic

Combat makes for gun-shy investors, study says

Veterans who have faced combat are more risk-averse when it comes to investing than noncombatants, according to a new Cornell study. As a result, they may struggle to build wealth through long-term investments, ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Upper class people more likely to cheat: study

The upper class has a higher propensity for unethical behavior, being more likely to believe – as did Gordon Gekko in the movie "Wall Street" – that "greed is good," according to a new study from ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (45) | comments 239 | with audio podcast

Online dating research shows cupid's arrow is turning digital

Online dating has not only shed its stigma, it has surpassed all forms of matchmaking in the United States other than meeting through friends, according to a new analysis of research on the burgeoning relationship ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds some children born in the year of the dragon have an advantage

As Chinese New Year approaches, Many East-Asian families hope that their children will be born in this Year of the Dragon because of the belief that the child will be smarter and more prosperous than children ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (4) | comments 6

Startups let people sidestep corporate greed

While Occupy Wall Street protestors rail against the economic elite a new breed of Internet startups is out to overthrow big businesses as rulers of the marketplace.

Technology / Business

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

London Conference reveals 'fault lines' in global cyberspace and cybersecurity governance

The recently completed London Conference on Cyberspace -- a major event attended by participants from more than 60 countries and hosted by the U.K. government -- sought to advance an agenda to guide creation of a global, ...

Technology / Internet

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Paradoxical tension at the top

In a tough business climate, successfully managed tension at the top can help companies embrace innovation while addressing the demands of their core business units.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Economist studies how higher gas price affect consumer behavior

A dollar is a dollar is a dollar, so goes the economic theory of fungibility. But do people really act that way? In a new working paper, Brown University economist Justine Hastings and Jesse Shapiro of Chicago Booth School ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Examination of MySpace profiles supports alliance hypothesis for friendship

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's like Confucius says: Have no friends not equal to yourself.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Construal level theory: Opening consumer behavior research with a new approach

That the consumer behavior of these people carries systematic rules, and is not completely impulsive, has been made clear in a field called “behavioral economics”, an interdisciplinary area in economics ...

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created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Brain researcher recognized for contributions to understanding, treatment of drug dependence

Warren K. Bickel, director of the Center for Substance Abuse at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the America Psychological Association Don Hake Translational Research ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Working more than 20 hours a week in high school found harmful

Many teens work part-time during the school year, and in the current economic climate, more youths may take jobs to help out with family finances. But caution is advised: Among high school students, working more than 20 hours ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research study identifies who uploads the majority of the content to the P2P piracy networks

A study done at Carlos III University of Madrid (Spain) identifies and characterizes the users who upload contents on the main P2P piracy networks on Internet and points out the incentives that they find to ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 24, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 5

Globalization burdens future generations with biological invasions

A new study on biological invasions based on extensive data of alien species from 10 taxonomic groups and 28 European countries has shown that patterns of established alien species richness are more related ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Voter behavior can explain midterm mood shift

Based on news accounts predicting Republican gains in both houses of Congress and more energized GOP voters in Tuesday's midterm election, it appears as though the nation's political landscape could change again -- just two ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 7