Behavioral economics podcasts and webcasts
Here is a list of lectures and interviews on behavioral economics, which can be used as additional materials for teaching. Nobel Memorial Prize Lecture by George Akerlof on Behavioral Macroeconomics...
View ArticleAn Austrian View on Nudge
Gary Galles on the Ludvig von Mises Institute site takes an Austrian, critical view at Thaler’s and Sunstein’s argument, presented in their book Nudge, that governments can increase economic welfare by...
View ArticleHow can behavioural economics improve policies affecting consumers?
How can behavioural economics improve policies affecting consumers? in Brussels,Belgium 28. November 2008 Further information at: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/dyna/conference/index.cfm Programme...
View ArticleBen Friedman reviews Nudge
Ben Friedman reviews Nudge by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein on the New York Times. Pointer by Greg Mankiw
View ArticleDoes thinking of money makes us less helpful and more hard-working
So it seems, at least according to the recently published article by Kathleen Vohs, Nicole L. Mead, and Miranda R. Goode (2008) Merely Activating the Concept of Money Changes Personal and Interpersonal...
View ArticleNordic Conference on Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Nordic Conference on Behavioral and Experimental Economics in Copenhagen,Denmark from 14. November 2008 to 15. November 2008 Deadline for paper submissions: 20. September 2008 JEL classification(s): A,...
View ArticleIs Behavioral Economics a Big Deal?
Pete Dunn and Tim Harford debate on whether behavioral economics represents a revolution in economic thinking.
View ArticleGeorge Loewenstein – The economist as therapist – video lecture
I have just found a video lecture by George Loewenstein titled: The Economist as a therapist: Behavioral economics and “light paternalism”. The lecture was given during the 2007 IAREP conference. See...
View ArticleBringing Behavioral Economics into the Classroom
Alan Krueger has produced an excellent power point presentation called Bringing behavioral economics into the classroom.
View ArticleBehavioral Economics: What can it do for Environmental and Resource Economics?
June 4-6, 2009, Bellingham, WA, USA Behavioral Economics: What can it do for Environmental and Resource Economics? <http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/eesp/cbe/index.shtml> Organisation: College of...
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