Behavioral economics has a plan to fight poverty—and it’s all about redesigning the “cockpit”
Dr. Bryan Bledsoe was just trying to keep up. The ER at the small rural hospital was always packed and… More
Poverty
The neuroscience of inequality: does poverty show up in children’s brains?
The Guardian: With its bright colours, anthropomorphic animal motif and nautical-themed puzzle play mat, Dr Kimberly Noble’s laboratory at Columbia University… More
Fostering Motivation Could Help Keep Marginalized Girls in School
A field study in Malawi indicates that psychological factors play an important role in whether girls attended school, even under conditions of extreme poverty and deprivation… More
Psychological Training for Entrepreneurs Helps Fight Poverty
In 2015, Uganda was named the world’s most entrepreneurial country, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). Although 28% of… More
The big problem with one of the most popular assumptions about the poor
The Washington Post: In the late 1960s, Walter Mischel, a researcher at Stanford University, invited several hundred children to participate… More
If you grew up poor, your college degree may be worth less
PBS: The results of a recent Gallup poll clearly show how much Americans believe in the value of a college… More