News tagged with behavioral economics
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
Apr 10, 2012 |
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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
Feb 27, 2012 |
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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 ...
Feb 06, 2012 |
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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
Jan 23, 2012 |
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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.
Nov 30, 2011 |
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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, ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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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
Jun 28, 2011 |
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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
May 12, 2011 |
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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
Mar 14, 2011 |
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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 ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 15, 2011 |
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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
Feb 11, 2011 |
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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 ...
Feb 04, 2011 |
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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 ...
Jan 24, 2011 |
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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 ...
Dec 20, 2010 |
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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
Oct 29, 2010 |
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