A working archive of the field.
Behavioral Economics Guide 2026
The newest edition: AI-augmented decision-making, behavioral design at machine speed, and the year's defining applied cases.
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Behavioral Economics Guide 2025
Latest field research, applied cases, and a comprehensive editor's review of the year in behavioral science.
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Behavioral Economics Guide 2024
Behavioral science meets generative AI — replication, measurement, and the maturing practitioner playbook.
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Behavioral Economics Guide 2023
Sludge audits, energy behavior, and a hard look at what behavioral interventions actually deliver at scale.
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Behavioral Economics Guide 2022
Identity, polarization, and the behavioral architecture of a post-pandemic economy.
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Behavioral Economics Guide 2021
Behavior during crisis: trust, compliance, and the design of public-health incentives.
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Behavioral Economics Guide 2020
Nudging at scale, behavioral public policy, and the operational maturity of BE practice.
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Behavioral Economics Guide 2019
Ethics, choice architecture, and the expansion of applied behavioral teams in industry.
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Behavioral Economics Guide 2018
Frictions, defaults, and the year behavioral design entered the C-suite vocabulary.
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Behavioral Economics Guide 2017
Foundational essays on judgment, decision-making, and the practitioner toolkit.
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Behavioral Economics Guide 2016
Cass Sunstein, Gerd Gigerenzer, and a definitive snapshot of the field at scale.
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Behavioral Economics Guide 2015
Dan Ariely's editorial year: irrationality, dishonesty, and the limits of self-knowledge.
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Behavioral Economics Guide 2014
The inaugural edition — the reference text that mapped the modern behavioral economics field.
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