r/BehavioralEconomics is a subreddit with 51k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses behavioral economics, research, survey, psychology, and economics.
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Popular Themes in r/BehavioralEconomics
#1
Advice Requests
: "Best book recommendation."
21 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Social success not about who you know – it’s about knowing who knows whom"
6 posts
#3
News
: "Outrage as a commodity: behavioral economics of click-driven indignation"
6 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "I’m annoyed "
3 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I have injected the largest open-source library of cognitive biases and their business use cases into a custom ChatGPT. Now it is free and available to everyone."
2 posts
#6
Solution Requests
: "What's your favorite book on behavioral economics?"
1 post
#7
Money Talk
: "The End of Diversification Again!The Market is Now a Barbell of State-Sanctioned Tech and Actual Rocks."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/BehavioralEconomics
#1
Behavioral Economics
: "What's your favorite book on Behavioral Economics?"
116 posts
#2
Research
: "Anyone moved from academic consumer behavior Research to industry? Looking for experiences"
27 posts
#3
Survey
21 posts
#4
Psychology
: "The Psychology of the Perfect Mistake"
13 posts
#5
Economics
: "Why Kahneman's contribution to Economics was so successful"
12 posts
#6
Nudges
: "Nudges to help people throw coffee cups in the correct bin"
11 posts
#7
Behavioral
: "What are careers in behavioural economics outside of academia"
10 posts
#8
Decision Making
: "Do you consciously use cognitive biases in your decision-making?"
9 posts
#9
Bias
: "What’s the most interesting cognitive Bias you’ve seen influence economic behavior?"
7 posts
#10
Career
: "Career pivot - help!"
7 posts
Flair Used in r/BehavioralEconomics
#1
Question
: "Any thoughts on the Economist's take on Freakonomics ~20yrs on? "
58 posts
#2
Ideas & Concepts
: "Fining parents for being late actually made them later (Israeli nursery study)"
43 posts
#3
Research Article
: "The US stock market is now a de facto state-owned enterprise, and our analysis is useless."
32 posts
#4
Survey
: "A speed camera lottery in Sweden where drivers are automatically entered if they drive within the speed limit. Prize money comes from speeding fines and has had the effect of reducing average speeds by 22%"
20 posts
#5
Media
: "The Behavioural Economics behind Spotify Wrapped"
19 posts
#6
Resources
: "Best book recommendation."
11 posts
#7
Career & Education
: "What are the best introductory books on behavioural economics?"
10 posts
#8
Events
: "RIP Daniel Kahneman"
3 posts
#9
Miscellaneous
: "I’m annoyed "
3 posts
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Last updated: June 30, 2026