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Behavioral economics at work

Season 3 Episode 14 | 25m 15s

How behavioral economics can encourage low-income workers to save. William Brangham reports on workers who have repaid emergency loans and continue to take the lower amount in their paychecks and save the difference. Brian Epstein reports Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan offering incentives to low-wage earners who save their tax refunds. Dan Ariely, professor of psychology and behavioral economics.

Aired: 04/01/13 | Expires: 04/03/18
Extras
A look at Massachusetts, the only state that requires health insurance.
For those crossing the border illegally, it is now more deadly than ever before.
A girl's painful search for information about her father, lost in the Arizona desert.
20 years before Sandy Hook, a student went on a shooting rampage in Massachusetts.
Fixing structural unemployment by improving scientific, technical and mathematical skills.
The National STEM Consortium improves scientific, technical and mathematical skills.
Interview with Acting Secretary of Labor Seth Harris.
Animated map of STEM training programs by type.
A roundtable examines the history of the Second Amendment and how it shapes debate today.
An urban garden destroyed by Superstorm Sandy gets a second chance.
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