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Playing Trade War Chicken
Economists are predicting that the next recession will occur in or around 2020, as the Fed increases interest rates to tamp down an overheated economy...
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Elon Musk’s Tantrum and Tesla’s Financial Challenges
It is nothing short of extraordinary that within the space of a decade, Elon Musk, founder and CEO of Tesla, was able to accelerate Tesla’s stock market...
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The Theranos Con
This April, Theranos laid off all but a sliver of its workforce. This marks a sad event for a medical technology firm whose board once included...
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How to Avoid Making a Bad Situation Worse
One sixth of all the prescriptions written in this country are for drugs produced by the Israel-based pharmaceutical firm Teva. For Teva, that...
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Economics Nobel Prize Recognizes Behavioral Transformation of Economics
On Dec. 9, behavioral economist Richard Thaler will be awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. For many reasons, this event is special. The award is for...
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On Steroids: Uber's Wild Psychological Ride
Uber dramatically disrupted the global taxi industry in less than a decade. Now, former Uber engineer Susan Fowler has disrupted Uber by blogging about being...
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What Made The Financial Crisis Go From Bad To Disaster?
A new book contends the decision to allow Lehman Brothers to fail during the financial crisis 10 years ago was psychologically driven...
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Getting A Grip On This Yo Yo Stock Market
Well over a year ago, I pointed out that U.S. stocks were 20 percent overvalued. I believe that this overvaluation reflected irrational exuberance.
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Psychology Plays Key Role in Climate Change Debate
As the U.S. presidential campaign season intensifies, the issue of climate change will heat up. Psychology will play an important part in this debate.
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The Rise and Fall of WeWork
The story of WeWork captured the imaginations of people around the world, but ultimately turned out to be too good to be true.
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MY UNCLE, THE VISIONARY
Frank Shefrin helped to build the United Nations' food aid program, winner of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.
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President Biden’s Policy Mistake About Carbon Pricing
President Biden is sidestepping the carbon pricing issue, despite the strong recommendations of most mainstream economists.
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Two Climate Moments of Truth Loom for Carbon Pricing Policy
Bold leadership in climate change policy is required now—in the U.S. and abroad.
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Blue Planet, And Climate Change: Taking Lemons And Making Lemonade
A Bay Area company has pioneered a way to manufacture cement which mimics the way that corals build reefs, helping reduce emissions of carbon dioxide.
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Can Southwest Airlines Fix Its Systemic Weaknesses In The New Year?
The company appears to have an Achilles’ heel when it comes to capital budgeting decisions about infrastructure.
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The Psychology That Brought Down SVB Is Not Going Away
Shakespeare’s Hamlet uses the phrase “thinking makes it so.” Was Silicon Valley Bank fragile when it collapsed, or did depositor thinking instead make it so?
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Deep Behavioral Lessons From The Saga Of Sam Bankman-Fried
The focus on fraud in the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried has overshadowed many important psychological issues about cryptocurrency markets and financial management.
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Behavioral Economics Explains Our Addiction To Fossil Fuels—And What It Will Take To Quit.
Resisting the imposition of sensible fees on greenhouse gas emissions is akin to resisting rehab.
