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Behavioural Insights
Thoughtful analysis of how psychology shapes financial behaviour, spending habits, and long term decision making, translating academic research into practical insights that help individuals make smarter, more intentional financial choices.


Can we make Liars more Honest?
In this post, Alanda Kariza, a fellow Warwick MSc Behavioural and Economic Science graduate, will write about honesty vs. corruption....

Merle van den Akker
Aug 22, 20194 min read


How to get into Behavioural Economics
Behavioural Economics has obtained a respected reputation. The 2017 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Richard Thaler, a...

Merle van den Akker
Aug 19, 20195 min read


Interview with Gordon D.A. Brown
Behavioural Economics is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...

Merle van den Akker
Aug 15, 20193 min read


Interview with Graham Loomes
Behavioural Economics is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...

Merle van den Akker
Aug 12, 20194 min read


Interview with Bob Sugden
Behavioural Economics is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...

Merle van den Akker
Aug 8, 20193 min read


Interview with Nattavudh Powdthavee
Behavioural Economics is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...

Merle van den Akker
Aug 5, 20193 min read


Interview with Andrew Oswald
Behavioural Economics is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...

Merle van den Akker
Aug 1, 20192 min read


Interview with Dilip Soman
Behavioural Economics is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...

Merle van den Akker
Jul 29, 20193 min read


The Financial Detox
My previous article was making a case for the digital detox, although a very modified version. In today's article, I am going to take a...

Merle van den Akker
Jul 25, 20196 min read
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