How game theory explains ‘irrational’ behavior
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A new book explores how game theory explains seemingly irrational behavior, from tastes in food to how people donate to charity.
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A new book explores how game theory explains seemingly irrational behavior, from tastes in food to how people donate to charity.
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The designation increases JuMP’s visibility and status, and helps it attract funding
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This 2019 MIT Sloan case by Zeynep Ton and Katie Bach describes how the executive team at Mud Bay, a privately held pet store chain based in Olympia, Washington, implemented a good jobs strategy by offering better wages and benefits and seeking to recoup the costs by increasing sales growth and lowe...
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Perception of peer rank, or how we perform relative to our peers, can be a powerful motivator.
How can we increase contributions to public goods—to get donors to give more to charity, citizens to vote, households to consume less energy, drivers to carpool, and patients to take all of their antibiotics? One of the best ways is to make contributions more observable.
Here are some simple strategies from the behavioral scientist’s toolbox that you can use to get out the vote in your social circle.
The joint effort by MIT Sloan students participating in MIT Solve aims to transform micronutrient dosing for children by harnessing the power of data.