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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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.
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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.