Back in the dim distant days of technology, there was a wedge between people and computers. Software was complicated, had strange keyboard commands, error messages ...

Dan Ariely, a professor at Duke University who's widely considered one of the most prominent leaders in the field of behavioral economics, shared his perspective on the surprise presidential victory ...

I spoke to Dan Ariely, the author of Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter, about why he decided to focus on money for his book, why the world of personal finance is ...

For humans, it may be difficult to make rational decisions when spending money. As it’s factors, Mr. Ariely lists six elements: "emotions," "relativity," "pain of paying," "mental accounting," "magic ...

Ariely's new book, Predictably Irrational examines real-life decision making in an effort to determine why we waste money, underestimate risks,... Dan Ariely Takes on 'Irrational' Economic Impulses ...

Editor’s Note: Dan Ariely, a noted behavioral economist at Duke University and author of Predictably Irrational, is different from many of his economist colleagues. Ariely studies irrationality in ...

Would you cheat on a test to get money? Would you steal from an envelope of cash if you thought nobody would notice? What if the person in charge implied that it was acceptable to lie and steal?

In mid-July, a crowd filled the lower level of The Regulator Bookshop in Durham beyond capacity for a talk by the Duke professor and best-selling author Dan Ariely. His new book, The Upside of ...

If you think about the process of de-cumulating wealth, and making the rational decision, it's really, very, very tough. We focus on inequality of the top side but the real terrible thing is it's the ...

Editor's Note: Last month, behavioral economist Dan Ariely and his team at the Center for Advanced Hindsight opened up the Common Cents Lab. Its goal is twofold: to examine how those living in poverty ...

If a potential global economic slowdown and recent market volatility has you worried, you should proceed with caution with your own investments. Market tumult can often lead investors to make moves ...

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