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Emotion-Free Investing
As the stock market continues to yo-yo, it can be tough to stay calm. Professor Jennifer Lerner, director of the Harvard Decision Science Lab, explains to Newsweek why you should keep your feelings out of your finances. Read More
Harvard Decision Science Lab Featured in NOVA's "Mind Over Money"
Delivering unexpected insights from leading analysts and powerful experiments, "Mind Over Money" exposes the mysterious and surprising nature of two of the most powerful forces on our planet: the human mind and money.
Why don’t Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum just quit?
In this op-ed for the Washington Post, HDSL faculty director Jennifer Lerner explains why decisions to quit a presidential race have little to do with voters and delegates — and everything to do with what’s going on in a candidate’s head.
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Choice Management
Trying to make sense of the breadth and complexity of the financial markets can be a Herculean task, one that frustrates even the most seasoned investors. Why, then, do many companies ask their employees to do just that?
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LiveScience profiles HDSL Faculty Director Jennifer Lerner
LiveScience features an interview with Dr. Jennifer Lerner, faculty director of the Harvard Decision Science Lab
What is Decision Science?
Decision Science is a growing field that draws on Psychology and Economics methodologies along with emerging technologies in neuroscience to study how people make judgments and choices.

