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 the University ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2012
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Why are some people always jerks? Yale University psychologists have developed a mathematical model that provides an answer, and also helps to explain why the rest of us are usually nice, even to strangers.
Social Sciences
Jan 12, 2016
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Countless research and self-help books claim that having more sex will lead to increased happiness, based on the common finding that those having more sex are also happier. However, there are many reasons why one might observe ...
Social Sciences
May 8, 2015
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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 born during ...
Economics & Business
Jan 23, 2012
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Human behavior is key in any pandemic. So how can a little nudge in the right direction change our behavior for the better? Researcher Nurit Nobel explains the science behind encouraging good behaviors—and how it can help ...
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2020
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The rise of populist movements is changing political systems around the world. As support for these "anti-elite" movements intensifies, many are scrambling to understand whether economic decline and intensifying inter-group ...
Economics & Business
Dec 11, 2020
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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 and psychology. ...
Economics & Business
Feb 15, 2011
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Virtual worlds may reflect social and economic behavior in the real world, according to a study published October 21, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Andres M. Belaza and colleagues from Ghent University, Belgium.
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Oct 21, 2020
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When it comes to economics versus psychology, score one for psychology. Economists argue that markets usually reflect rational behavior—that is, the dominant players in a market, such as the hedge-fund managers who make ...
Economics & Business
Jul 1, 2013
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Driven by a decline in satisfaction with work life and family life, overall well-being initially plummeted in countries directly affected by the fall of the Iron Curtain, reveals an important new study.
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2009
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