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Nudge: Econs, Humans, and Choice Architecture

At the end of a previous post, Stories from Strapped: Debt, I asked,
How do you make people do the right thing for themselves?

This new book Nudge, by University of Chicago professors Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, addresses exactly that question. Here’s a 8-minute video of the authors talking about this book.
I find several concepts [...]

Stories from Strapped: Conclusion

Are you glad the Stories from Strapped series is finally coming to an end? In the last five weeks, we read some stories in the book Strapped: Why America’s 20- and 30-Somethings Can’t Get Ahead by Tamara Draut.

Stories from Strapped: College Education
Stories from Strapped: Paycheck
Stories from Strapped: Debt
Stories from Strapped: Housing
Stories [...]

Stories from Strapped: Child Care

This is part 5 in the Stories from Strapped series. Previous posts in the series are:

Stories from Strapped: College Education
Stories from Strapped: Paycheck
Stories from Strapped: Debt
Stories from Strapped: Housing

Chapter 5 in Strapped: Why America’s 20- and 30-Somethings Can’t Get Ahead by Tamara Draut is And Baby Makes Broke. Basically the author [...]

Stories from Strapped: Housing

This is part 4 in the Stories from Strapped series. Previous posts in the series are:

Stories from Strapped: College Education
Stories from Strapped: Paycheck
Stories from Strapped: Debt

Chapter 4 in Strapped: Why America’s 20- and 30-Somethings Can’t Get Ahead by Tamara Draut is The High Cost of Putting a Roof Over Your Head. No [...]