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behavioural economics

Finding your perfect small town: A fun guide for city dwellers seeking a change
19th Nov 24, 12:13pm
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Finding your perfect small town: A fun guide for city dwellers seeking a change
Lynda Moore says moods and emotions impact money decisions.  Understanding them helps explain choices, and clarify whether they're wise
13th Nov 24, 11:01am
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Lynda Moore says moods and emotions impact money decisions.  Understanding them helps explain choices, and clarify whether they're wise
Lynda Moore suggests ways you can overcome the gap between intention and action with five practical tactics
22nd Oct 24, 10:03am
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Lynda Moore suggests ways you can overcome the gap between intention and action with five practical tactics
Lynda Moore digs into our behaviour and why we do what we do with not just our finances, but our lives as well
16th Oct 24, 10:06am
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Lynda Moore digs into our behaviour and why we do what we do with not just our finances, but our lives as well
Lynda Moore says the key to a happy end-of-year holiday season is to start early with a plan you stick to
4th Oct 24, 1:53pm
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Lynda Moore says the key to a happy end-of-year holiday season is to start early with a plan you stick to
Lynda Moore says there are ways to avoid the 'pain of paying' when you are on holiday, that wet-rag feeling you get when you should be enjoying the experience
24th Sep 24, 2:24pm
Lynda Moore says there are ways to avoid the 'pain of paying' when you are on holiday, that wet-rag feeling you get when you should be enjoying the experience
In his ongoing superannuation series Andrew Coleman points out NZ’s government retirement system can be quite extreme, assuming all people are competent to make their own savings and investment decisions before they retire, with little government help
16th Aug 24, 9:00am
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In his ongoing superannuation series Andrew Coleman points out NZ’s government retirement system can be quite extreme, assuming all people are competent to make their own savings and investment decisions before they retire, with little government help
Antara Haldar uses Nobel laureate Robert Shiller's work to buttress that case for a behavioural approach to economics
7th Dec 23, 9:16am
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Antara Haldar uses Nobel laureate Robert Shiller's work to buttress that case for a behavioural approach to economics
Lawyer Antara Haldar assess the legacy of the intellectual challenge to the view that rational self-interest guides our actions
5th Jun 23, 11:42am
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Lawyer Antara Haldar assess the legacy of the intellectual challenge to the view that rational self-interest guides our actions
Fathom Consulting's Ritush Dalmia decides to become a boring Homo Economicus and to strip back the complexity of real economic life to reveal the underlying mechanisms
6th Oct 19, 2:28pm
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Fathom Consulting's Ritush Dalmia decides to become a boring Homo Economicus and to strip back the complexity of real economic life to reveal the underlying mechanisms
The US trade war with China is driven as much by anxiety over China's rise as by economic rationality. As Greek historian Thucydides saw, that kind of insecurity can have disastrous consequences
1st Sep 19, 9:57am
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The US trade war with China is driven as much by anxiety over China's rise as by economic rationality. As Greek historian Thucydides saw, that kind of insecurity can have disastrous consequences
Joanna Davies discovers for herself that social and location settings can determine talent traits; and even today they can be twist outcomes no matter how hard you try if you don't have them
30th Jun 19, 9:56am
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Joanna Davies discovers for herself that social and location settings can determine talent traits; and even today they can be twist outcomes no matter how hard you try if you don't have them
Joanna Davies discovers that most people think they are poorer than they really are. And when the realise this their "appetite for redistributive policy waned"
23rd Feb 19, 11:47am
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Joanna Davies discovers that most people think they are poorer than they really are. And when the realise this their "appetite for redistributive policy waned"
Fathom Consulting's Brian Davidson runs an in-office test of trading threats and walkouts based on asymetrical data to see what happens once the tension all dies down
27th Jan 19, 6:02am
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Fathom Consulting's Brian Davidson runs an in-office test of trading threats and walkouts based on asymetrical data to see what happens once the tension all dies down
Fathom Consulting's Andrew Harris has some economist fun delving into how flatmates share the cleaning duties, and learns a little about himself along the way
17th Nov 18, 9:32am
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Fathom Consulting's Andrew Harris has some economist fun delving into how flatmates share the cleaning duties, and learns a little about himself along the way
Fathom Consulting's Brian Davidson sees firsthand how Indonesia is dealing with the problem of over-fishing, where self-interest can mean no-one eats
27th Oct 18, 11:52am
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Fathom Consulting's Brian Davidson sees firsthand how Indonesia is dealing with the problem of over-fishing, where self-interest can mean no-one eats
Fathom Consulting's Andrew Harris channels Beatles songs to explain why understanding the Beveridge Curve is key what labour economics is all about
22nd Oct 18, 10:58am
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Fathom Consulting's Andrew Harris channels Beatles songs to explain why understanding the Beveridge Curve is key what labour economics is all about
Joanna Davies makes the case for bucking tradition (which is based on some very dodgy values) and keeping her surname after she is married
6th Oct 18, 10:21am
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Joanna Davies makes the case for bucking tradition (which is based on some very dodgy values) and keeping her surname after she is married
Under-supply and over-supply - the things that drive most markets also drive the online dating 'market', says Joanna Davies. Basic economics, she suggests
23rd Jun 18, 1:58pm
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Under-supply and over-supply - the things that drive most markets also drive the online dating 'market', says Joanna Davies. Basic economics, she suggests
Behavioural economics can help us understand why Trump's slogans and argument framing work with his supporters, accessing basic human responses to perceived risks and rewards
19th May 18, 9:47am
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Behavioural economics can help us understand why Trump's slogans and argument framing work with his supporters, accessing basic human responses to perceived risks and rewards
Can behavioural economics explain our change of direction? New Gallup data points to a possible reason; the proportion of the country 'struggling' has been on the rise
19th Nov 17, 4:39pm
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Can behavioural economics explain our change of direction? New Gallup data points to a possible reason; the proportion of the country 'struggling' has been on the rise
Finance and the Good Society; Fund master manipulators behind the FB yoyo; World Bank's Zoellick on the future; Why $1million is nothing; How to be happier at work
1st Jun 12, 12:23pm
by Amanda Morrall
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Finance and the Good Society; Fund master manipulators behind the FB yoyo; World Bank's Zoellick on the future; Why $1million is nothing; How to be happier at work