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What really drives the way people spend, save, and invest? Behavioral economics challenges the textbook assumption of the rational actor by revealing the systematic biases and mental shortcuts that shape every financial decision. In this show, Lucas and Luna sit down at the research library to dissect the experimental evidence, from Kahneman and Tversky's prospect theory to Thaler's nudge framework, and test those findings against real-world pricing, marketing, and policy design. They walk through specific studies — the endowment effect in housing markets, the sunk-cost fallacy in subscription pricing, the framing of credit-card interest rates — and ask what those experiments imply for a consumer choosing a mortgage or a CFO setting a price. Lucas brings the investigative journalist's rigor, pressing for the exact sample sizes, replication rates, and alternative interpretations; Luna pushes back with the practitioner's instinct, asking whether a bias that shows up in a lab actually tra
Fexingo hosts Behavioral Economics with Fexingo: Decision Making, Bias, and How People Really Spend, a business show with 155 episodes published.
In this episode of Behavioral Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the psychology of luxury pricing and why a $10,000 watch can feel like a steal. They dive into the concept of price anchoring, the role of stat
In this episode of Behavioral Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore why a discount can make a mediocre product feel like a steal — and how that feeling can backfire. They start with a concrete example: a $200 ja
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into mental accounting—the psychological quirk that makes us treat money differently depending on where it comes from or what jar we put it in. They anchor the conversation with a real
Why do we happily pay $10,000 for a watch when a $50 one keeps perfect time? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the psychology of luxury pricing, focusing on the Veblen effect and the role of conspicuous consumption
In this episode of Behavioral Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the convenience premium—why we're willing to pay far more for the same product when it's easier to get. They dig into the psychology behind our
In this episode of Behavioral Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the psychology of scarcity and urgency through the lens of a haunted house attraction. They discuss how limited-time offers and artificial scar
Why do free trials feel like gifts, not sales pitches? In this episode of Behavioral Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the psychology of the free trial through the lens of the bygones principle. They break d
In episode 152 of Behavioral Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the psychology of windfall gains: why a surprise bonus, a tax refund, or a gift card feels different from regular income, and how that differenc
In this episode of Behavioral Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the 'endowment effect in reverse' — why letting go of what we own feels so painful that we often hold onto things that actively cost us money.
In this 150th episode of Behavioral Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how memories of experiences are shaped by the peak-end rule—and what that means for how we spend and save. They dig into Daniel Kahneman'
In this episode of Behavioral Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore why free trials feel like a gift but often end up costing us more. They drill into the specific psychology of the 'trial-to-paid conversion' —
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the rebate trap: why a promised cash-back deal makes us spend more than we otherwise would. They dig into the psychology of mental accounting and the 'endowment effect' for money n
In this episode of Behavioral Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the psychology behind loyalty discounts. They reveal how these seemingly simple price cuts trigger a dopamine response, making customers feel r
In this episode of Behavioral Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into the psychology of subscription fatigue. You sign up for a streaming service, a gym, a software tool—and then you never use it, but you keep pa
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the behavioral economics of recurring bills — why a gym membership or streaming subscription that auto-renews each month feels less painful than a one-off purchase of the same amou
Why does a slightly scuffed Toyota feel like a bargain while a pristine one feels overpriced? In this episode of Behavioral Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the 'used car effect' — a quirk of mental account
In this episode of Behavioral Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the IKEA effect—the cognitive bias that makes us place a higher value on things we've helped create. They trace its roots to a famous 2011 stud
Have you ever felt a flash of anger when a hotel adds a resort fee or an airline tacks on a baggage charge? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the behavioral economics behind why surcharges provoke a stronger emotio
In this episode of Behavioral Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the 'pain of paying' — the psychological discomfort we feel when parting with money. They anchor on a landmark 1998 study by Prelec and Simeste
In 1990, economists handed half a classroom of students a coffee mug and asked them to name a selling price. The others stated a buying price. Sellers demanded a median of $5.25; buyers offered just $2.25. That two-to-on
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Behavioral Economics with Fexingo: Decision Making, Bias, and How People Really Spend is hosted by Fexingo. The show is categorised under business and has published 155 episodes.
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