Behavioral Economics:
Applying
Economics to your everyday life
Dr. George Santopietro
Spring 2009
Web Resources
Freakonomics - Steven Levitt & Stephen Dumbar
Freakonomics Front Page from the New York Times
Economic naturalist - Robert Frank
Robert H. Frank Economic Scene columns
Students Discover Economics in Its Natural State by Robert H. Frank
Robert H. Frank interview on NPR's Talk of the Nation about his new book on Aug. 14, 2007.
Predictable Irrationality - Daniel Ariely
Arming the Donkeys - free podcasts from iTunes
Nudge - Ricahrd Thaler & Cass Sunstein
The Undercover Economist - Tim Harford
More or less - discussions on the use of numbers in policy making on the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/more_or_less/default.stm
Inclass
Daniel Ariely video: So Many Mistakes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36g-jqhTpXA
The Nature Conservancy on line donation suggestions: https://support.nature.org/site/Donation2?idb=2137182087&df_id=4200&4200.donation=form1&JServSessionIdr006=ay0c2mjui1.app28b
Economix from the New York Times Abotut this blog: Economics doesn't have to be complicated. It is the study of our lives — our jobs, our homes, our families and the little decisions we face every day. Here at Economix, David Leonhardt, Catherine Rampell and other contributors will analyze the news and use economics as a framework for thinking about the world.
Penny Pinching http://www.slate.com/id/2150340/
Cubez - Inside Google NYC http://tbm.thebigmoney.com/articles/video/2008/11/12/inside-goog
Slate Moneybox - Economic Know-Nothingism http://www.slate.com/id/2210570/
Slate The Big Money - Throw the bums out http://tbm.thebigmoney.com/articles/making-bail/2009/02/04/first-throw-bums-out
To Spend or to Save? Trick Question by David Leonhardt NYT Feb 10, 2009
Last modified: February 19, 2009