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DEBUNKING AGING MYTHS IN FINANCIAL DECISIONS
Decision Science News | January 15, 2015
New research shows cognitive aging does not spell doom for financial decision-making.
As We Age, We Get Both Smarter and Less Smart
Decision Science News | January 15, 2015
The bad news: our brains slow down as we age. As early as our 30s, "fluid intelligence" starts deteriorating. The good news: another type of smarts—"crystallized intelligence," or the ability to use skills, knowledge, and experience—keeps growing until we get elderly.
Thinking about how you’ll be remembered by future generations can prompt pro-environment behavior.
Decision Science News | January 12, 2015
Most Americans believe that climate change is occurring. But as a recentPew survey confirms, we don’t view it as a high-priority problem. After all, we reason, its most severe impacts won’t be felt for decades. So why change our behavior now?
Graying, but still golden
Decision Science News | January 12, 2015
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Getting old doesn't spell doom when it comes to making important financial decisions, a team of researchers led by a University of California, Riverside assistant professor report in a just published paper.
Sound credit scores and financial decisions despite cognitive aging
Decision Science News | January 12, 2015
At a time when the world’s 65-and-older population will double by 2035, policy changes have transferred many complex financial and healthcare decisions to individuals. Age-related declines in cognitive ability raise the specter that older adults facing major financial decisions may find them increasingly challenging. We explore whether knowledge and expertise accumulated from past decisions can offset age-related cognitive declines.
Your brain on climate change: why the threat produces apathy, not action
Decision Science News | December 1, 2014
Voter behavior has long held mysteries for both politicians and psychologists. Why do poor and working-class voters across the US South, for instance, still line up to support conservative candidates whose policies favor the rich, weaken the social-safety net and limit access to affordable health care?
- Topics: Business Economics and Public Policy
Opinion: We're leaving too many energy dollars behind us, on the ground
Decision Science News | July 10, 2014
May 19, 2014
- Topics: Strategy
When Buying Insurance on the Exchanges, It Helps to Have Help
Decision Science News | May 22, 2014
New online marketplaces don't do enough to let consumers weigh their options, experts say
By Karen Pallarito, HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- You have to wade through a lot of insurance jargon and be a skilled number-cruncher to choose the right health insurance plan on the new health exchanges, health literacy and consumer decision-making experts say.
- Topics: Healthcare
You Don’t Need To Keep The Health Care Plan You Have
Decision Science News | May 22, 2014
By News Staff
- Topics: Healthcare
Consumer Mistakes in ObamaCare Exchanges May Cost Taxpayers $9B
Decision Science News | May 22, 2014
By: Kate Rogers
With just over one month until the Affordable Care Act’s health-care exchanges roll out, new research from Columbia University shows the complexity of choosing coverage for consumers, as some experts claim the law’s subsidies do not incentivize consumers to pick their health-care wisely.
What’s more, consumers picking the wrong plan will cost taxpayers—to the tune of about $9 billion per year.
- Topics: Healthcare