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Understanding Human Nature to Harness Human Potential

Project Leader(s)

Richard Thaler, Ralph and Dorothy Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics
University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Grantee(s)

University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)

Description

The Human Nature/Human Potential Program at the University of Chicago's Center for Decision Research brings together scholars in cognitive science, social psychology, economics, mathematics, and law. This interdisciplinary program supports research to identify basic features of human nature (such as altruism, aspiration, joy, humility, optimism, purpose, spirituality, successful aging, thrift, and wisdom) that suggest new avenues for human potential, to establish empirical grounds for positive behavioral outcomes, and to develop real-world applications based on this knowledge to improve human life.

Grant Amount:
$2,252,204
Start Date:
March 2007
End Date:
March 2010
Grant ID:
12344
Other Participants

Eugene Caruso
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

Nicholas Epley
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

Ayelet Fishbach
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

Linda Ginzel
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

Noah Goldstein
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

Reid Hastie
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

Christopher Hsee
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

Joshua Klayman
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

Aparna Labroo
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

Ann McGill
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

Tanya Menon
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

Suresh Ramanathan
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

Jane Risen
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

Oleg Urminsky
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

Bernd Wittenbrink
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

George Wu
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago, Illinois)

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