Dan Ariely

Dan Ariely

Professor of Behavioral Economics, Duke University

Dan Ariely is the James B Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University. He is the founder of The Center for Advanced Hindsight and co-founder of BEworks, which helps business leaders apply scientific thinking to their marketing and operational challenges. His books include Predictably Irrational and The Upside of Irrationality, both of which became New York Times best-sellers. as well as The Honest Truth about Dishonesty and his latest, Irrationally Yours.

Ariely publishes widely in the leading scholarly journals in economics, psychology, and business. His work has been featured in a variety of media including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Business 2.0, Scientific American, Science and CNN.

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Behavioral economist Dan Ariely tackles the moral dilemma of administering placebos in medicine.
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Behavioral economist Dan Ariely refutes the conventional wisdom behind knowing and liking.
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Dan Ariely, the author of “Predictably Irrational,” believes in associating undesirable tasks with pleasurable activities.
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Making decisions while sexually aroused isn’t worth the risk, says Duke economist Dan Ariely.
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A conversation with the author of “Predictably Irrational” and professor of behavioral economics at Duke.
Research shows how wonderful religious beliefs are for morality in society, and for people’s behavioral decisions.
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Procrastination is not just about procrastination. It’s about a fundamental dilemma between what is good for us now and what is good for us in the long term, says workplace […]
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Economics is a field study that delivers policy prescriptions, Ariely says.
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Imagine if tomorrow the price of milk doubled and the price of alcohol was cut in half. Would we change our behavior accordingly?
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When we don’t much about something, we fill in the gaps in an optimistic way, Ariely says.
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The expert on irrationality, Dan Ariely, on why healthcare costs are out of control.
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There’s the morality we aspire to and the morality we play by day-to-day, says Ariely.
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Dan Ariely on why it’s so difficult to be rational.
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Ariely wanted to break out of the strict form of an academic paper.
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If my reality is different than your reality, how do we fight about the facts?
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Ariely studies behavior to muddy the crystalline waters of economic theory.
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Ariely’s fascination with rationality started in the burn unit.