Senior government executives make many difficult decisions, but research suggests that individual cognitive limitations and the pathologies of “groupthink” impede their ability to make value-maximizin
Senior government executives make many decisions, not-infrequently difficult ones. Cognitive limitations and biases preclude individuals from making fully value-maximizing choices.
We conduct and analyze two large surveys of hypothetical annuitization choices.
The premise of this article is that an understanding of psychology and other social science disciplines can inform the effectiveness of the economic tools traditionally deployed in carrying out the fu
The current crisis of democracy has many causes.
This address advances three ideas. First, political science as a discipline has a mandate to help human beings govern themselves.
Behavioral science is increasingly being used to develop interventions to influence important behaviors throughout society.
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