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Others Ashley Whillans Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Negotiation Katherine Coffman Kevin Mohan Julian J. Zlatev Max H. Bazerman Michael Norton Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Livia Alfonsi Alex Chan Jillian Jordan Amit Goldenberg... View Details

13 Feb 2012
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The Case Against Racial Colorblindness

26 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

A New Way to Cut Credit Card Debt: Pay Off One Purchase at a Time

A novel approach to repaying debt could help consumers free themselves from crushing credit card balances faster, according to new research. Rather than asking borrowers to make payments toward their total balances, Harvard Business School Professor View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

October 2009
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Shaping Online Consumer Choice by Partitioning the Web

By: Jolie M. Martin and Michael I. Norton

This research explores how partitioning attributes in online search interfaces changes the valuations of those attributes-and impacts subsequent choice-such that attributes that are displayed as separate categories tend to receive greater decision weight than... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Information Management; Demand and Consumers; Research; Internet and the Web; Valuation

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03 Jun 2013
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The Power of Rituals in Life, Death, and Business

19 Oct 2010
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The curious politics of income inequality

04 Aug 2017
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The negative side of positive thinking

13 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores

research will get people to think, ‘Hey, how can I spend a little bit of money in a way that will save me time?’” Whillans co-wrote the study with Michael I. Norton, the Harold M. Brierley Professor of... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

17 Nov 2008
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Decoding the Artful Sidestep

instead provide distraction by answering something they would rather have been asked. And what is more, oftentimes their listeners either do not notice the verbal sleight of hand or do not mind it. New... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

20 Nov 2011
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Occupy the Agenda

19 Aug 2013
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Studying How Income Inequality Shapes Behavior

that could destabilize the economy as a whole. In another example, researchers HBS Associate Professor Michael I. Norton and Columbia Business... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

20 Jul 2016
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Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All

sensitive to hierarchy, and research shows that feeling low status can make people feel stressed and angry” “People are exquisitely sensitive to hierarchy, and research shows... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Air Transportation; Sports; Travel

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Time Use and Happiness of Millionaires: Evidence from the Netherlands

By: Paul Smeets, A.V. Whillans, Rene Bekkers and Michael I. Norton

How do the very wealthy spend their time, and how does time use relate to well-being? In two studies in the Netherlands, the affluent (N=863, N=690) and the general population (N=1232, N=306) spent time in surprisingly similar ways, such as by spending the same amount... View Details

Keywords: Time And Wellbeing; Millionaires; Social Class; Wealth; Happiness; Demographics; Netherlands

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29 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

Review of Economics and Statistics The Asymmetric Experience of Positive and Negative Economic Growth: Global Evidence Using Subjective Well-being Data By: De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel, George Ward, Femke De... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Dec 2017
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Social Psychology Bulletin The Amount and Source of Millionaires' Wealth (Moderately) Predicts Their Happiness By: Donnelly, Grant Edward, Tianyi Zheng, Emily Haisley, and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Feb 2020
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When It’s This Easy at the Top, It’s Harder for Everyone Else

19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

may be better directed at other reforms. Mission, Mission on the Wall — Do You Have a Purpose After All? By: Deore, Aishwarrya, Susanna Gallani, and Ranjani Krishnan Abstract— No abstract available. The Revision Bias By: Garcia-Rada,... View Details