From the University College London press release via EurekAlert!: The first in-depth investigation of whether youthful happiness leads to greater wealth in later life reveals that, even allowing for other influences, happy adolescents are likely…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Your emotions can certainly impact your decisions, but you might be surprised by the extent to which your emotions affect your pocketbook. New research from psychological scientist…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release via ScienceDaily: Employees who are more satisfied with their pay report lower levels of work-family conflict, a study by a University of Illinois labor and employment…
From the Springer press release: Parents need to be good role models to help their children make sensible financial decisions, according to Adam Hancock and his team, from East Carolina University in the US. Their…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via ScienceDaily: Consumers will pay more when they are given different options to pursue short-term goals, but will pay more for similar options when pursuing long-term…
From the University of Iowa press release by Tom Snee via ScienceDaily: When stock analysts aren’t sure how to assess the earnings of a hard to value firm, they often just predict those earnings will…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via ScienceDaily: When reminded of money (not cost), consumers are more likely to evaluate a new product based on its primary features or brand name, according…
From the UC Berkeley press release by Yasmin Anwar: Crises are said to bring people closer together. But a new study from UC Berkeley suggests that while the have-nots reach out to one another in…
From the University College London press release via EurekAlert!: Neighbourhood income deprivation has a strong negative effect on altruistic behaviour when measured by a ‘lost letter’ experiment, according to new UCL research published today in…
From the University of Cincinnati press release: When companies combine different pricing structures – such as asking for effort or information in combination with or instead of money – consumers perceive a greater risk in…