We use behavioral economics and psychology to build evidence-based policy recommendations for topics such as health, labor, crime, finance, and happiness.
04/28/2017
Climate Lab, a new series from Vox and University of California
Why humans are so bad at thinking about climate change The biggest problem for the climate change fight isn’t technology – it’s human psychology. This is the first episode of Climate Lab, a six-part series produc...
04/03/2017
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Science AMA Series: We're George Loewenstein, Russell Golman, and David Hagmann, three behavioral economists studying why people sometimes avoid information they know to be useful. AUA! • r/science Hi Reddit! George and Russell are professors in the Department of Social & Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University and David is a graduate...
Want to join the lab? We're looking to hire a lab manager! This is a great opportunity to get involved with behavioral economics and policy research.
Submit your resume on the CMU jobs site! If you have any questions, you can contact us directly at [email protected]
https://cmu.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=2005016
BEDR Policy Lab Manager, Social and Decision Sciences (SDS) Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
Great to see everyone this past weekend at SJDM in Boston!
08/24/2016
We're featured on NEJM Catalyst!
Choosing a health insurance plan – whether through an employer, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Medicare – is complicated and stressful and often leads to consumers making costly mistakes.
In a new NEJM Catalyst article, Carnegie Mellon University behavioral economists George Loewenstein and Saurabh Bhargava argue that the best way to address the problems caused by health plan complexity is to simplify and standardize the plans.
Read the full article here:
http://catalyst.nejm.org/simple-case-health-insurance-complexity/
The Simple Case Against Health Insurance Complexity - NEJM Catalyst Making health plans simpler and more understandable to consumers will help them make efficient decisions and alleviate enrollment burdens.