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Behavioral Finance Symposium explores intersection of economics, psychology, policy

Sep 19, 2017

The 2017 Behavioral Finance Symposium, held September 14-15 at the University of Michigan, brought together prominent scholars, policymakers, and practitioners for two days of dialogue about ways to apply insights from the behavioral sciences, which...

Behavioral Finance Symposium explores intersection of economics, psychology, policy

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What is behavioral finance?

Aug 24, 2017

Sponsored by Omidyar Network, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, U-M Ford School of Public Policy, U-M Ross School of Business, U-M Law School, Paul Lee, John Lummis, and Bill...

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Why employers make you opt-out of retirement contributions and banks want you to round up your change: an intro to behavioral finance

Mar 6, 2017

In their 2008 book Nudge, researchers Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein distinguish between two types of individuals: humans and Econs. Econs are “these strange creatures” found only in economics textbooks. They are unemotional, smart and never have...

Behavioral Finance Symposium Summary Paper

May 6, 2018

Michael S. Barr, Annabel Jouard, Andrew Norwich, Josh Wright, Katy Davis

On September 14-15, 2017, the University of Michigan’s Center on Finance, Law, and Policy and behavioral science research and design lab ideas42 brought together influential leaders from academia, government, nonprofits, and the financial sector for...