I am the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology & Behavioral Economics at Duke University. I also hold appointments at the Fuqua School of Business, the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, the Department of Economics, and the School of Medicine at Duke University and am Director of the Center for Advanced Hindsight. I also serve as Chief Behavioral Economist at Qapital.

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Ethical Systems Interview (April 2015)

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My Approach to Ethical Systems:

My research explores the influences that shape our daily decisions and the implications that these decisions have on our personal lives, professional lives, as well as public policy. Some of my recent research looks at dishonest behavior and attempts to identify what causes ethical people to make unethical decisions and the role that physical, mental, and social environments play in these behaviors. One of the major implications of this work has to do with the troubling role of conflicts of interest and how they infect much of our lives in places we don’t expect them to.

My Ethical Systems Research Page: Cheating & Honesty


My Major Relevant Publications:

Books 

  • Irrationally Yours: On Missing Socks, Pickup Lines, and Other Existential Puzzles (2015). This book is an expanded, illustrated collection of Ariely’s immensely popular Wall Street Journal advice column, “Ask Ariely”. [Homepagepublic library]
  • The Honest Truth About Dishonesty (2012). This book is about the contradictory forces that motivate the sometimes irrational – but entirely human –  tendencies to cheat and be honest. [Homepagepublic library]
  • The Upside of Irrationality (2010). This book is about how irrationality is not all bad and sometimes has positive effects on our lives. [Homepage, public library]
  • Predictably Irrational (revised and expanded, 2010). This book is about decision making and the tricks that our minds play on us when we think we’re making rational choices. [Homepagepublic library

Videos

More videos, via my website.

Academic Articles 

See a full list of my publications.