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Podcast
Economists build models based on basic assumptions of human behavior. But people are complicated, right? Ulrike Malmendier is a behavioral economist whose innovative research has shown that experiential learning rewires the brain to make decisions based on past experiences. Malmendier and Journalist Rhoda Metcalfe discuss how behavioral economics is helping to build better economic models.
ULRIKE MALMENDIER
June 2022
Chris Wellisz profiles Harvard’s Melissa Dell, who pioneers new ways of unmasking legacies of the past
CHRIS WELLISZ
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