What Behavioural Science Says About Budgeting
New year, new me, new money? Or at least more money. Or just a better grip on your money. Yes, let’s go with that. A better grip on your...
Merle van den Akker
- 4 days ago
- 5 min
Interview with Sam Moore
Behavioural Science is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...
Merle van den Akker
- Jan 13
- 5 min
Things I Would Have Done Differently in My PhD
A while back I wrote an article about how I would have done things differently moving into the field of behavioural science. Overall, I...
Merle van den Akker
- Jan 10
- 3 min
Interview with Helena Rubinstein
Behavioural Science is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...
Merle van den Akker
- Jan 6
- 3 min
Practical Tips for Teaching Kids About Finances
When a child becomes an adult their financial habits don’t come from nowhere. Financial habits are formed from an early age, as young as...
Merle van den Akker
- Jan 3
- 5 min
Interview with Carolyn Freeman
Behavioural Science is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...
Merle van den Akker
- Dec 30, 2021
- 6 min
Things I Would Have Done Differently Going into Behavioural Science
With the new year coming up, is there really a better time for some self-reflection? Of course not! Leading question aside, I thought I’d...
Merle van den Akker
- Dec 27, 2021
- 4 min
Interview with Daniel Connolly
Behavioural Science is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...
Merle van den Akker
- Dec 23, 2021
- 7 min
Teaching Personal Finance DOES Work
It was a devastating day when I learned that teaching personal finance, or personal finance education if you will, does not work. As in,...
Merle van den Akker
- Dec 20, 2021
- 7 min
Interview with Gaëlle Vallee-Tourangeau
Behavioural Science is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...
Merle van den Akker
- Dec 16, 2021
- 5 min
Issues with Self-Reported Data
How do you test if people are adhering to their medication? What their beliefs are about certain political issues. How often they...
Merle van den Akker
- Dec 13, 2021
- 4 min
Interview with George Wu
Behavioural Science is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...
Merle van den Akker
- Dec 9, 2021
- 8 min
Pain or Pleasure? The Pain of Paying Might Not Exist
The pain of paying is one of the oldest and most prominent theories explaining why using credit cards as compared to cash (and back in...
Merle van den Akker
- Dec 6, 2021
- 3 min
Interview with Ben Caspersz
Behavioural Science is a rapidly expanding field and everyday new research is being developed in academia, tested and implemented by...
Merle van den Akker
- Dec 2, 2021
- 6 min
Surviving the VIVA
Throughout my annual PhD reviews I have kept you up to date on my progress as a behavioural PhD student. I had good years, I had bad...