Professor Eric Johnson explains time preferences and present bias, and how these behavioral phenomena affect the choices we make. 

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Eric Johnson: Behavioral Economics and Time Preference

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On Bloomberg Radio, Professor Nachum Sicherman discusses his research on the “ostrich effect:” the tendency of investors to avoid looking at their portfolios when markets are down.

Nachum Sicherman on the "Ostrich Effect"

Professor Katherine Phillips discusses her recent findings that diverse teams focus less on getting along and more on getting to work, and the implications for organizations. Read the full story here.

Katherine Phillips — Get Along or Get to Work?

Professor Eric Johnson discusses how better choice architecture could help Americans make wiser choices on the new Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges.

Eric Johnson: Choosing Health — and Wealth

Professor Geoffrey Heal discusses how new approaches to risk assessment in the face of climate change can help decision makers negotiate the uncertain future.

Read more: http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/ideasatwork/feature/7233822

Geoffrey Heal: Uncertainty, Risk, and Climate Change

Professor Oded Netzer discusses how the emerging science of text mining is helping marketers measure their impact — and the surprising insights the field may offer the healthcare industry.

Eric Johnson: Behavioral Economics and Time Preference

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