Tag: money

Study looks at effect of disruptive vision on startup investors’ willingness to get involved

From the University of California – Riverside press release: A new study by researchers from the University of California, Riverside, and the Rotterdam School of Management finds that fear of… Read more »

Study suggests agreeableness may be correlated with less interest in money

From the American Psychological Association press release: Nice people may be at greater risk of bankruptcy and other financial hardships compared with their less agreeable peers, not because they are… Read more »

Study suggests education improves decision-making ability

From the Cornell University press release: There has been interest across behavioral and social sciences – including psychology, economics and education – in whether people are born to be rational… Read more »

Study suggests best way to spend money to increase happiness varies with social class

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: What is the best way to spend money to increase your happiness? It may depend, in part, on how wealthy you are,… Read more »

Study suggests how personality traits may influence holiday spending

From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release: Christmas holidays offer a time for families to get together, but for retailers, holiday sales can represent up to 20%… Read more »

Study suggests boosting testosterone makes men prefer higher-status products

From the University of Pennsylvania press release: In the animal kingdom, males of certain species possess flashy ornamentation that appears to do little to enhance their survival; think of a… Read more »

Study suggests ‘lower status’ people more likely to share wealth than ‘higher status’ people

From the Queen Mary University of London press release: When playing an economic game those that were assigned as ‘lower status’ were more likely to share their wealth than their… Read more »

Study suggests perceived socioeconomic status can affect how old we feel

From the North Carolina State University press release: A recent study finds that how older adults perceive their socioeconomic status influences how old they feel and their attitudes toward aging…. Read more »