A Turkish Tragedy
In just about three months, 196 active-duty and retired officers are scheduled to go on trial in Turkey, charged with plotting in 2003 to overthrow the then-newly elected Justice and Development Party
Research
The Methodology of Positive Policy Analysis
Policy analyses frequently clash. Their disagreements stem from many sources, such as models, empirical estimates, values, who should have standing, and weighting of different criteria.
Traits as Dimensions or Categories? Developmental Change in the Understanding of Trait Terms
Recent research has suggested that young children have relatively well-developed trait concepts.
How Anger Poisons Decision Making
You’re late for work, and it’s pouring rain. In the parking lot, a car speeds around you and takes the last spot near the building entrance.
Point-of-Purchase Price and Education Intervention to Reduce Consumption of Sugary Soft Drinks
We investigated whether a price increase on regular (sugary) soft drinks and an educational intervention would reduce their sales. Methods.
Dopamine and Risk Choices in Different Domains: Findings Among Serious Tournament Bridge Players
Individuals differ significantly in their willingness to take risks, partly due to genetic differences.
The Elasticity of Trust: How to Promote Trust in the Arab Middle East and the United States
To trust is to risk.
Don’t Drink Yet to New ‘Year of the Woman’
How stunning! How seminal!
Consumer Response to Cigarette Excise Tax Changes
We use a rich dataset of weekly cigarette sales to examine how consumers adapt their behavior before and after excise tax increases - whether by reducing demand, stockpiling, traveling to low-tax juri
Disgust Promotes Disposal: Souring the Status Quo
Humans naturally dispose of objects that disgust them.
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