In this episode we’re joined by Professor David Pizarro to discuss behavioral economics in action; how it’s utilized and implemented in industry and the landscape of behavioral economics consulting.

We are joined this week by Professor Bill Schulze and Masters Student Seth Olson to discuss tax compliance. We examine how to nudge people into paying taxes with injunctive norms and cover some of Professor Schulze’s previous research on taxes. Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

Join us in a discussion about queueing theory with guests Professor Jamol Pender and PhD candidate Sophia Novitzky as we discuss how to navigate common areas of lining up and how you might navigate it for the optimal personal result.

Join us in a wide ranging discussion about confirmation bias in the news sources that we choose to follow in our everyday lives. We cover how in light of the societal shift in the US it has become important to branch out and digest sources that countervail our own opinions and to take a page out of the books of journalists and question the source and how it might spin the presentation of information.

Grad students Jackie Stein and Liz Bell and Professor David Just are joined by PhD candidate Anne Byrne to discuss choice overload in our physical and digital shopping environments. Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

Join grad students Jackie Stein and Liz Bell and Professor David Just in discussing how your environment can influence your behavior, what nudges can do for you and how much nudging is too much.  Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

Join grad student Jackie Stein, Professor David Just and special guest Catalina Velez as they discuss retro foods and selling consumers products based on their past experiences and feelings. Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

In this episode grad students Jackie Stein and Liz Bell and Professor David Just discuss honor codes and their application in common tasks. Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

In this episode, with guest Professor Brian Wansink, we discuss research Professors Wansink and Just have done into eating behavior and what you can in a variety of environments to help your kids and you eat healthier. Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

In this episode, with guest Professor Harry Kaiser, we discuss advertising and consumer perception based around research Professor Kaiser did in relation to Mad Cow Disease and also we also discuss consumer perception of GMO labeling. Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

In this episode grad students Jackie Stein, Liz Bell and Ceren Karacasu and professor David Just revisit the study done previously about the gift giving habits of people at Valentines Day and what results the expanded pool of participants reveals. Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

In this episode grad student Jackie Stein, post-doc Gnel Gabrielyan and professor David Just discuss shopping in the holiday season, black Friday "deals" and the makeup of sales this holiday season. Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

In this episode grad students Jackie Stein, Liz Bell and Ceren Karacasu and Professors David Just and Vickie Bogan discuss how parents invest in their children through 529 plans and other means. Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

In this episode grad students Jackie Stein, Liz Bell and Jakina Debnam and Professor David Just discuss economic paternalism in policy and decision making and the consequences of instituting policies. Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

In this episode grad students Jackie Stein, Jade Womack and Ceren Karacasu along with Professor David Just discuss the fallout from the 2016 US Presidential election, the reaction to the "shock" outcome of the election and why the outcome may've not been so far fetched as pre-election forecasts indicated. Recorded 11-11-16 Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

In this episode grad student Jackie Stein, Prof. David Just and visiting scholars Raquel Diaz and Ben Missbach discuss Thanksgiving and similar holidays that inspire increased eating of high calorie foods across the world and how to possibly adjust to a holiday diet. Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

In this first episode of the second season the podcast crew discuss Tiny habits by DR BJ Fogg and how they can be used to change behavior in a manner more conducive to our lifestyles and how they relate back to behavioral economics. Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

In this episode Host Roberto Figari is Joined by 'master' PhD candidate Jeff Swigert, Professor David Just and masters student Andrew Lysaught in discussing marijuana legalization and it's relation to obesity in the United States. Originally published April 2016 Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

In this episode Professor David Just and Food and Brand Lab staffers Adam Brumberg and Katie Baildon discuss valentines day gift giving. Originally published March 2016. Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

In this episode host Roberto Figari Professor David Just and Food and Brand Lab researcher Gnel Gabrielyan discuss lotteries and who plays them. Originally published March 2016. Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]

In this episode Cornell graduate students discuss recent behavioral trends. Originally published March 2016. Tweet us @MadHatEconomics Email us [email protected]