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Jul

The limits of behavioral economics | The Incidental Economist

2010-07-15

Tyler Cowen and Mark Thoma get credit for drawing my attention to George Loewenstein's and Peter Ubel's NY Times column on the limits of behavioral economics.

Aug

Nudge blog · Drip pricing – using behavioral economics to squeeze ...

2010-08-24

Drip pricing – using behavioral economics to squeeze customers' wallets. August 24, 2010 in Blog posts | View Comments. Tim Harford explains: The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has been turning to behavioural economists for advice on ...

Dec

Does Behavioral Economics Matter? | The Incidental Economist

2009-12-02

Sendhil Mullainathan and Richard Thaler (M & T) address some interesting questions in their paper Behavioral Economics (September 2000). In doing so they.

Sep

'Behavioral cloudonomics' cuts both ways

2010-09-02

An analysis of behavioral economics applied to cloud computing adoption triggered an enthusiastic response from some cloud enthusiasts. However, it might be prudent to remember that the analysis applies equally to adopting the cloud...and leaving it.

Sep

A Useful Refinancing Calculator

2010-09-02

Paul Solman: With all the hullabaloo about low interest rates and refinancing of mortgages, I'd been looking around for reliable refinancing calculators on the Web and have found one with an excellent pedigree. It's the product of a well-known Harvard economist we once interviewed on the NewsHour, David Laibson, and whose course on behavioral economics we audited a few years ago. The calculator ...

Sep

The future cloud should fend for itself

2010-09-02

Automation stands at the heart of the economics and operation of cloud computing services. However, today's automation is primitive and requires much manual engineering and intervention.

Sep