When an economist says the evidence is "mixed," he or she means that theory says one thing and data says the opposite.
People worry that if they buy an annuity and then die before the policy starts to pay off, their heirs will lose out. I tell them, "What you should b… - Richard Thaler
People worry that if they buy an annuity and then die before the policy starts to pay off, their heirs will lose out. I tell them, "What you should b…
- Richard Thaler
So, what's a nudge? A nudge is some small feature of the environment that attracts our attention and alters our behavior. - Richard Thaler
So, what's a nudge? A nudge is some small feature of the environment that attracts our attention and alters our behavior.
My mantra is if you want to help people accomplish some goal, make it easy. - Richard Thaler
My mantra is if you want to help people accomplish some goal, make it easy.
There's no reason to think that markets always drive people to what's good for them. - Richard Thaler
There's no reason to think that markets always drive people to what's good for them.
The lesson from behavioral economics is that people only save if it's automatic. - Richard Thaler
The lesson from behavioral economics is that people only save if it's automatic.
A good rule of thumb is to assume that everything matters. - Richard Thaler
A good rule of thumb is to assume that everything matters.
he card companies will often, as a courtesy, honor that credit card, but hit you with a penalty. And you keep swiping your card for $3 at Starbucks f… - Richard Thaler
he card companies will often, as a courtesy, honor that credit card, but hit you with a penalty. And you keep swiping your card for $3 at Starbucks f…
Rip Van Winkle would be the ideal stock market investor: Rip could invest in the market before his nap and when he woke up 20 years later, he'd be ha… - Richard Thaler
Rip Van Winkle would be the ideal stock market investor: Rip could invest in the market before his nap and when he woke up 20 years later, he'd be ha…
Recall that people like to do what most people think it is right to do; recall too that people like to do what most people actually do. - Richard Thaler
Recall that people like to do what most people think it is right to do; recall too that people like to do what most people actually do.
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