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Dementia on the rise worldwide: An explainer and research roundup
Research reveals how people respond to government messaging about Covid
How behavioural experiments boost sustainable leadership
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Global Issue of Mental Health
The cost of mental health conditions (and related consequences) is projected to rise to $6 trillion globally by 2030, from $2.5 trillion in 2010, according to a study published by the World Economic Forum and the Harvard School of Public Health. That would make the cost of poor mental health greater than that of cancer, diabetes, and respiratory ailments combined. Now, as people around the world contend with stress and social restrictions related to COVID-19, mental health has become a particular area of concern for policy-makers and health professionals.
When we see a politician smirk, we all know exactly what it means. At least we think we do, explains Dr Elisabeth Blagrove from the University of Warwick’s Department of Psychology.
How neuroscience can help with financial misconduct
https://www.wbs.ac.uk/news/how-neuroscience-can-help-with-financial-misconduct/
Why central banks need to understand behavioural finance
https://www.wbs.ac.uk/news/why-central-banks-need-to-understand-behavioural-finance/
Prof. Arun Advani discusses how Official statistics underestimate wealth inequality in Britain
Study links too much free time to lower sense of wellbeing
Why laughter can make you more productive at work
Increase happiness and Productivity: “The driving force seems to be that happier workers use the time they have more effectively, increasing the pace at which they can work without sacrificing quality." Daniel Sgroi
Ivo Vlaev offers some insight into societal behavior amidst the surge of virus cases
Do workers, managers, and stations matter for effective policing?
The Psychological Gains from COVID-19 Vaccination: Who Benefits the Most?
Partial liquidation under reference-dependent preferences
Can a multiple optimal stopping model aid investors in selling a divisible asset position?
Investors have Sshaped reference-dependent preferences whereby utility is defined over gains and losses relative to a reference level, and is concave over gains and convex over losses. In this paper the authors found that in contrast to the extant literature, investors may partially liquidate the asset at distinct price thresholds above the reference level.