A behavioral economist answers questions about the presents that make people happiest and seeking advice from those who have “been there.” Behavioral economist Dan Ariely answers questions about ...

Editor’s Note: Dan Ariely, a noted behavioral economist at Duke University and author of Predictably Irrational, is different from many of his economist colleagues. Ariely studies irrationality in ...

Dan Ariely, a professor at Duke University who's widely considered one of the most prominent leaders in the field of behavioral economics, shared his perspective on the surprise presidential victory ...

As humans, our failings are epic. We eat too much, lie to ourselves, never exercise enough, and spend so much money we have nothing left for that vacation in Hawaii. But technology, Dan Ariely ...

People crowd the aisles inside Macy’s department store November 25, 2011 in New York after the midnight opening to begin the ‘Black Friday’ shopping weekend. Photo by Stan Homda/AFP/Getty Images) Well ...

Welcome to Black Friday, perhaps the most American of all American holidays. Certainly merchants are hoping so. Given the state of retail-store sales you can understand their need for a strong ...

If we want to prevent dishonesty, especially in the workplace, it's important to learn why people lie and cheat in the first place. According to Dan Ariely, Ph.D., a professor of psychology and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I focus on the psychology of money and financial decisionmaking. Jun 15, 2016, 09:30am EDT Jun 15, 2016, 11:04am EDT This article ...

Israeli-American academic Dan Ariely is under renewed scrutiny for his role in research found to be based on falsified data. Ariely is a Duke University professor of psychology and behavioral ...

When it comes to the science of bad decisions, few know as much as Dan Ariely. A professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke, Ariely (who also wrote the bestseller Predictably Irrational) ...

For much of modern capitalism, economists and investors tended to regard labor as an undifferentiated lump. While often necessary for the running of companies, the idea was generally to use as little ...