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Katherine L. Milkman

Associate Professor of Operations, Information & Decisions
The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania

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January 18, 2018

The science of keeping your New Year’s resolution→

January 18, 2018/ Katherine Milkman

January 1, 2018
-The Washington Post

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January 18, 2018

What if horror movies actually stop crime, not cause it?→

January 18, 2018/ Katherine Milkman

October 27, 2017
-The Washington Post

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January 18, 2018

What an Air Force Academy experiment teaches us about how to help all students shine→

January 18, 2018/ Katherine Milkman

September 25, 2017
-The Washington Post

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September 16, 2017

Why you tip as much as you do→

September 16, 2017/ Katherine Milkman

August 23, 2017
-The Washington Post

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September 16, 2017

Governments are trying to nudge us into better behavior. Is it working?→

September 16, 2017/ Katherine Milkman

August 11, 2014
-The Washington Post

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September 15, 2017

Heat doesn’t just make us cranky. It makes us dumb shoppers→

September 15, 2017/ Katherine Milkman

July 21, 2017
-The Washington Post

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February 28, 2017

A New Way to Remember: The Power of Quirk Memory Jogs→

February 28, 2017/ Katherine Milkman

February 7, 2017
-Scientific American

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October 19, 2016

The Science Behind Why You Don’t Save (And What To Do About It)→

October 19, 2016/ Katherine Milkman

July 26, 2016
-Money

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October 19, 2016

Having a ‘Plan B’ Can Hurt Your Chances of Success→

October 19, 2016/ Katherine Milkman

July 19, 2016
-Scientific American

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Risk-aversion, Improving Decisions
April 16, 2015

Outsmart Your Own Biases→

April 16, 2015/ Katherine Milkman

May 2015
-Harvard Business Review

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Decision Bias, Improving Decisions
April 16, 2015

The Secret to Online Success: What Makes Content Go Viral→

April 16, 2015/ Katherine Milkman

April 14, 2015
-Scientific American

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Sharing, Media
June 05, 2014

Professors Are Prejudiced, Too→

June 05, 2014/ ScienceSites

May 9, 2014
- The New York Times

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2014
race and gender
May 27, 2014

The Importance of Experimentation→

May 27, 2014/ ScienceSites

Winter 2014
- Wharton Magazine

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2014
improving decisions
May 27, 2014

How to Keep Your Resolutions→

May 27, 2014/ ScienceSites

January 3, 2014
- The New York Times

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2014
want/should conflict, health, improving decisions, decision bias
May 27, 2014

Tap Consumers’ Desire for “Shoulds”→

May 27, 2014/ ScienceSites

July–August 2008
- Harvard Business Review

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2008
want/should conflict, health, improving decisions, decision bias
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Featured Articles

  • The Fresh Start Effect: Temporal Landmarks Motivate Aspirational Behavior

    H. Dai, K.L Milkman, and J. Riis. (2014). Management Science, Vol. 60, 2563-2582.

  • The Effect of Providing Peer Information on Retirement Savings Decisions

    J. Beshears, J.J. Choi, D. Laibson, B.C. Madrian, and K.L. Milkman (2015). Journal of Finance, Vol. 70, 1161-1201.

  • Holding The Hunger Games Hostage at the Gym: An Evaluation of Temptation Bundling

    K.L Milkman, J.A. Minson, and K.G.M. Volpp (2014). Management Science, Vol. 60, 283-299.

  • Field study of charitable giving reveals that reciprocity decays over time

    Amanda Chuan, Judd B. Kessler, and Katherine L. Milkman (2018). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

  • Using Implementation Intentions Prompts to Enhance Influenza Vaccination Rates

    K.L. Milkman, J. Beshears, J.J. Choi, D. Laibson, and B.C. Madrian (2011). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 108, 10415-10420.

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