The BehaviouralistinThe BehaviouralistUber generates 18-million-dollars of consumer ‘wellbeing’ every day.The price of a good in a market reflects both consumer value and the cost of producing the good. On the consumer side, for a consumer to…Mar 27, 2019Mar 27, 2019
The BehaviouralistinThe BehaviouralistTest scores drop when the football’s on.On June 10th, the 2016 European Championship starts in France. England, Northern Ireland, and Wales will be represented at the tournament…Mar 27, 2019Mar 27, 2019
The BehaviouralistinThe BehaviouralistTaking regulation to the masses? The trend towards customer engagement.When most people hear the word “regulation,” they likely think about government bureaucrats and bloated agencies. For people who have a…Mar 27, 2019Mar 27, 2019
The BehaviouralistinThe BehaviouralistAn end to reckon-based policymaking?Of all the words to cause an economist’s heart to sink, there is nothing quite like a politician opening a sentence with ‘I reckon’.Mar 27, 2019Mar 27, 2019
The BehaviouralistinThe BehaviouralistOne in, X out: a push and a nudge towards better regulation.Grover Norquist is not a fan of big government. Arguably the best statement of the pugnacious American’s philosophy is that he doesn’t…Mar 26, 2019Mar 26, 2019
The BehaviouralistinThe BehaviouralistA soft-touch approach to tax compliance.Tax collectors are used to less-than-enthusiastic compliance, but that doesn’t make non-payment any less infuriating.Mar 26, 2019Mar 26, 2019
The BehaviouralistinThe BehaviouralistNo one likes losing.Every winter, the UK finds itself wrestling with a flu outbreak.Mar 26, 2019Mar 26, 2019
The BehaviouralistinThe BehaviouralistThinking outside the penalty box.This blog post is a bit different. A lot of the articles we write try to show you how we change people’s behaviour; the principles we rely…Mar 26, 2019Mar 26, 2019
The BehaviouralistinThe BehaviouralistPresents, the present and pensions.I am going to begin this article by making three predictions about your behaviour.Mar 25, 2019Mar 25, 2019
The BehaviouralistinThe BehaviouralistDo nudges crowd each other out?Whether by design or by happenstance, nudges are all around us. Our behavior is designed through these…Mar 25, 2019Mar 25, 2019
