Predictably Irrational

Your tax rebate on a debit card

The best ways to get Americans to spend the $300 billion in tax cuts in President Obama’s stimulus package.

A Sign of the Times: Underearners Anonymous

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How the Global Economic Jitters Affect Consumer Spending

Method Behind Market Madness

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A rational argument for financial oversight

Conflict & Justice
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What Your Credit Card Company Can Do to You

Conflict & Justice

For a look at how the new restrictions may affect we got here and what the credit card industry has done to perpetuate this kind of debt The Takeaway is joined by Dan Ariely, James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University.

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A snowball’s chance in this economy: How one bad economic decision can lead to others

Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist, has first-hand insight into how one self-destructive financial decision can thrust us into a downward spiral of many bad decisions. Dan Ariely is a professor at Duke University and author of ‘Predictably Irrational.’

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Dan Ariely on why we pay taxes (and why we sometimes don’t)

For a primer on what motivates us to cheat?and what keeps us honest?we are joined by behavioral economist Dan Ariely. He is the James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University.

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The anatomy of cheating

Joining us to talk about the human nature of cheating and the consequences of overlooking the common charlatan is Dan Ariely. Dan Ariely is James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University and author of Predictably Irrational.

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The Love of Labor (and Ikea)

What is true for the success of IKEA?the sense of accomplishment many experience in assembling IKEA’s housewares?could have broader implications. Joining us to discuss a phenomenon called ‘The IKEA Effect’ is Dan Ariely, professor at Duke University.