I'm an easy date, as someone would say!
Most economists, including me, agree that longevity insurance would make sense for a lot of people.
When an economist says the evidence is "mixed," he or she means that theory says one thing and data says the opposite.
My mantra is if you want to help people accomplish some goal, make it easy.
So, what's a nudge? A nudge is some small feature of the environment that attracts our attention and alters our behavior.
The lesson from behavioral economics is that people only save if it's automatic.
There's no reason to think that markets always drive people to what's good for them.
They're real strong magic, they make you have good luck. Not like fried chicken when you're not lookin' for it, but things like long life n' good health, n' passin' six weeks tests. . . these are real valuable to somebody.
We all bear scars,. . . Mine just happen to be more visible than most.
There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called Tomorrow. Today is the right day to Love, Believe, Do and mostly Live.
If an image is powerful enough, if it resists us, if, by its obscure coherence, part of it escapes our understanding, then it means that something has been won from reality.