New book traces a five-stage pattern of ingratitude across history, business, family and scripture, and shows benefactors how to avoid mistakes and give wisely. LOS ANGELES, CA, U ...

Once October arrives, the end of the year starts to occupy the mind of the General Affairs department.Arrangements for the ...

With the constant stream of data about COVID-19, it can be hard to make sense of all the numbers. We look at the base rate fallacy, and how some people are making this mistake when assessing risk.

The gambler’s fallacy is a persistent cognitive bias that makes people believe a win is “due” after a series of losses. This ...

Economics professors typically cover the “economic way of thinking” in the first chapter of a principles of economics course. After covering 8-10 of the most important guideposts and principles of ...

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Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy LLC, and has more than three decades of experience as a business executive. He is a professor of economics and has ...

Mention credit card fees, and it can trigger a flight response in many financially conscious consumers. For years, I was one ...