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Neuroeconomics: Just how do we make complex financial decisions?

Economics News | Published on Thursday, 23 November, 2023

Since joining the Faculty of Economics, the new Leverhulme International Professor Peter Bossaerts has carried on his unique work studying how the brain makes decisions when presented with complex

Here at the Faculty of Economics we're always looking at the latest cutting-edge economic research, particularly when it comes to the financial markets which may appear rational, but how about the traders in those markets - are they as Professo

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Study drugs make us worse at problem-solving

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Wednesday, 28 June, 2023

A study by the Faculty's Professor Peter Bossaerts has been featured in the Economist. The magazine reports on the study he co-authored, indicating that study drugs make healthy people worse at problem-solving, not better. The drugs are also popular with devotees of “nootropics”—chemicals that supposedly boost brainpower.

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Study shows ‘smart’ drugs can decrease motivation and productivity

Economics News | Published on Tuesday, 23 May, 2023

New research from the University of Cambridge and University of Melbourne shows workers and students taking so-called cognitive enhancers or ‘smart’ drugs may be inhibiting their performance and pr

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