Category: Minaal Adnani

• What Neuroscience Has to Say about Decision-Making

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  January 13, 2017

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  Archive, Minaal Adnani

  Neuroeconomics is an emerging field in behavioral economics, combining economics, psychology, and neuroscience. It seeks to understand the complexity of the brain, previously the unknown ‘black box,’ and the impact of its substructures in economic decision-making.

  

• Givers and Takers in the Workplace

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  November 1, 2016

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  Archive, Minaal Adnani

  Contradictory to traditional economic theory, acting in the interest of others can positively impact personal success. (SOURCE http://debmillswriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Blog-Give-and-Take-by-Adam-Grant-cminds.net_1.jpg) By Minaal Adnani         At some point in our lives, we will enter the workplace and launch our professional careers. For  millennials, the kind of culture a firm fosters is crucial to retaining top talent.…

  

• Why Do We Cheat?

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  August 17, 2016

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  “The paradox of human morality is that we are both liars and good people” By Minaal Adnani     Why do rational, economic agents lie and cheat? Why is it that people are more uncomfortable being dishonest when money is involved? Dan Ariely, behavioral economist and author of The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty, has designed…

  

• The Behavioral Economics of Poverty

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  July 3, 2016

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  Archive, Minaal Adnani

  How scarce mental resources can lead to poverty traps.