Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision Research
News and expert insights from the birthplace of behavioral economics.

Dyson School
The cost of silence: Financial stress mutes couples’ communication
Dyson and Johnson school researchers found evidence that financial stress plays a significant role in hindering communication between partners about finances.

Johnson School
Small stock trades can predict big market changes
Using a metric developed by a research team led by Maureen O’Hara, professor at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, it was determined that fractional trading is predictive of future market liquidity and volatility.

Johnson School
Johnson School congratulates Richard Thaler on Nobel Prize win in economics
Thaler, former economics professor at Johnson, is recognized with a Nobel Prize for his research in the field of behavioral economics.