Saturday, March 31, 2012

Behavioural Economics Twitter highlights (24 Mar-30 Mar 2012)





Behavioural and Behavioral Economics tweets 
Sat 24 Mar-Fri 30 Mar 2012

The summary is posted weekly by People Patterns.  
This post contains a summary of tweets noted in the past week that mentioned behavioural/behavioral economics. Where possible, re-tweets h and tweets without links been removed to condense the list.


Overwhelmingly the most tweeted article of the week is from

"Nudge power. My latest for  on how behavioural economics is starting to improve society ".  If you ever doubted herding, just see the volume of retweets for an article that reaffirms the value of behavioural economics.  It makes me wonder though, whether the article was that great or whether it points to a field desperate for validation?  Perhaps by now articles like these should not be remarkable?





Tweets with Behavioural Economics (UK spelling)


RT : Panic buying petrol & behaviouraleconomics: the herd mentality of the consumer 





A Wine-Glass Full of Regret  via behavioural economics



 For those interested in how charities usebehavioural economics (& what biz can learn), here's my post


Behavioural Economics (and beyond)  via


Has the Department of Health been misusing behaviouraleconomics? : RSA blogs: The Commons health select committ...

Applying psychology and behavioural economics to the design of the cafeteria changes how people eat:


We’re Not Very Good Statisticians . Agreed. Important link between behavioural economics and the use of statistics.

How Much is Enough? Will Hazel Loveday get anything from the other lottery winners?  via  behaviouraleconomics


Failing OfSTEd: "Behavioural economics has provided a good deal of evidence on the importance of norms" HT 


Joanna Averley ‏ @joannaaverley
#CLG publish research on behavioural #economics, #employment,#decentralisation & deprivation spend: some hidden gems?http://bit.ly/H8Kn0p

Vision Critical AU ‏ @VC_Australia
We are all excited for the upcoming #NewMR BehaviouralEconomics webinar. Will you be attending? #mrx

Herding the masses 

Direction First ‏ @DirectionFirst
Interesting overview on behavioural economics on Quirks. BE: what it is and three ways marketers can use it  

Some great thinking on a broad topic: Behavioural Economics (and beyond)  

[Behavioural economics: The science of hapiness ;-)] Daniel Kahneman: The riddle of experience vs. memory  :

Behavioural Economics techniques in customer communications improve business results - says Imparta 

Behavioural economics (and beyond)  



 Behavioural Economics & Lean: Behaviouraleconomics is a branch of economics that studies the emotion...

7/10 of us care when petrol prices go up (I'm one). Here's why a few cents causes pain  Behavioural economics

Orange Tulip Scholarship sponsor 11 Tilburg University for Law/Humanities/Social & Behavioural Sciences/Economics







Tweets with Behavioral Economics (US spelling)


"Behavioral Economics: the Kylie Minogue of Market Research"


I like the idea of Behavioral economics: looking at what people actually do instead of airmchair speculuations.

Coming near end-date for applying for phd studentships with my new research group in Stirling on behavioral economics.

 Bestiary of Behavioral Economics/Efficiency Wages: Ford's $5 Work Day: ← Older revision ... 
Behavioral economics: what it is and three ways marketers can use it  via 

Consumer protection and behavioral economics by Kahneman.
RT :  study shows small amounts of social support can produce lasting gains  


Behavioral economics in the wild  Using loss aversion to encourage (seahorses?) to return to school


Behavioral Economics in public policy   

How Google is using Behavioral Economics to keep their employees happy and healthy  (via)

Praise Is Nice, but It's the Brickbats We Remember - New York Times |  

Edge sponsored master classes on Behavioral Economics


PhD position in experimental & behavioral economics

Obama's "compromise" and Behavioral Economics   

Free to Err?: Behavioral Law and Economics and its Implications for Liberty  |Why libertarian paternalism is an oxymoron

Interesting point. Here's another article looking at the economics of opting out vs. in   
Behavioral economics as laid out by Rory Sutherland in this interview 

My latest NYT Mag microcolumn considers behavioral economics& tissues (though edit omits they were 'Cool Touch')

The hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace:   

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