For many people, being asked to solve their own retirement savings problems is like being asked to build their own cars. — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
Traditional economics is based on imaginary creatures sometimes referred to as 'Homo economicus.' I call them Econs for short. Econs are amazingly… — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
One of society's thorniest problems is that children from poor families start school lagging badly behind their more affluent classmates in readiness. — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
Many problems are so complex that even if we had the money to fix them, we wouldn't know how to do it.… — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
It makes sense for social scientists to become more involved in policy because many of society's most challenging problems are, in essence,… — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
The Nobel Prize is going to be 'fun money' - for an occasion, when my wife and I want a $50 bottle of wine. — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
In some ways, the finding that financial education doesn't provide long-term payoffs is hardly surprising. After all, how much do you remember from your… — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
Fortunately, economists open to new ways of thinking are finding novel ways to use supposedly irrelevant factors to make the world a better place. — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
If people just put away what's left at the end of the month, that's a recipe for failure. — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
The wealth in many large estates has never been taxed because it is largely in the form of unrealized - therefore untaxed - capital… — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
The lesson of my field, behavioral economics, is that we need to understand the ways in which we differ from the rational human assumed… — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
I think behavioral economists don't have any more of an explanation about the rise of Trump than anyone else. — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
There are cases when I can make myself better off by restricting my future choices and commit myself to a specific course of action. — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
For amateur golfers, I think one of the biggest mistakes is to model their play on professionals. — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
he card companies will often, as a courtesy, honor that credit card, but hit you with a penalty. And you keep swiping your card… — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
Social Security may be the most beloved of all the government's programs, partly because it requires so little thinking. You pay taxes while you… — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
