Education campaigns ... may not be enough, at least not alone. If people have no incentive to avoid AIDS on their own, even if they know everything about the disease, they still may not change their behavior.

As people do a task, they improve at it.

Good household decision-making often relies on thinking about your household like a firm.

In short, humans are programmed to get bored.

Adhering to budgeting rules shouldn't trump good decision-making.

Economists actually disagree about whether there are significant economic returns from attending an elite college versus a less-selective one.

When I meet people on airplanes and they find out I'm an economist, they usually ask about stock tips.