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Behavioral economics

The University of Chicago is a leader in the field of behavioral economics, applying insights from psychology to problems in economics through the groundbreaking research of faculty including Richard Thaler, the "father of behavioral economics" and the 2017 Nobel Prize winner in Economics.

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Guilt-prone people more likely to be trustworthy, study shows

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Big Brains podcast welcomes Nobel-winning economist Richard Thaler

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Prof. Richard Thaler delivers Nobel Prize lecture

Dec 8, 2017
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