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How the Global Economic Jitters Affect Consumer Spending

Business, Economics and Jobs

Marco Werman talks with Behavioral Economics professor Dan Ariely about consumer spending habits in uncertain times.

Method Behind Market Madness

Top of the Hour: Home Prices in Decline, Morning Headlines

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Coastal Real Estate

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A rational argument for financial oversight

Conflict & Justice

President Obama was on Wall Street yesterday pushing for stronger oversight of the financial industry, which he set forth as the best way to prevent another massive financial collapse. Are watchful eyes really all we need to keep us honest?

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Reviewing 2009’s year in housing

Business, Economics and Jobs

How much longer until Americans feel ready to buy? We talk with housing expert Robert Shiller, co-creator of the Case-Shiller home-price index, to review 2009’s housing downs and ups. From The Takeaway.

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One year on: the housing market

Arts, Culture & Media

All this week, we are looking back at the events that triggered the financial meltdown, one year ago. Today, we focus on the housing market, then and now.

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A snowball’s chance in this economy: How one bad economic decision can lead to others

Business, Economics and Jobs

Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist, has first-hand insight into how one self-destructive financial decision can thrust us into a downward spiral of many bad decisions. Dan Ariely is a professor at Duke University and author of ‘Predictably Irrational.’

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Dan Ariely on why we pay taxes (and why we sometimes don’t)

Business, Economics and Jobs

For a primer on what motivates us to cheat?and what keeps us honest?we are joined by behavioral economist Dan Ariely. He is the James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University.

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