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Richard H. Thaler is a foundational figure in behavioral economics, having been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize for his research in the field [1], [2], and [3]. He has significantly shaped the discipline through his academic work, publications, and the development of frameworks like nudge theory [4], [5], and [6].

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accountIn the 1970s, Joel Rubinson studied economics at the University of Chicago, the same campus where Richard Thaler refined nudge theory and researched behavioral economics.

measurementShlomo Benartzi and Richard Thaler, in their paper 'Save More Tomorrow: Using Behavioral Economics to Increase Employee Saving', estimate that the 'Save More Tomorrow' nudge has helped employees save $29.6 billion over the past decade.

claimThe integration of behavioral economics into business practice accelerated in 2007 and 2008 when executives from Uber, Tesla, Google, Amazon, and Facebook attended classes led by Richard Thaler and Daniel Kahneman.

claimRichard Thaler was awarded the 2017 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research in behavioral economics.

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accountRichard Thaler developed his ideas on behavioral economics from observations in graduate school that led him to believe that human behavior deviates from traditional economic models in predictable ways.

claimEconomists at the University of Chicago, including Richard Thaler, Leonardo Bursztyn, Josh Dean, Nicholas Epley, Austan Goolsbee, Alex Imas, John List, Susan Mayer, Sendhil Mullainathan, Devin Pope, Rebecca Dizon Ross, and Heather Sarsons, conduct empirical research and field experiments to explore behavioral economics.

claimRichard Thaler, a University of Chicago scholar and Nobel laureate, is a field-defining figure in behavioral economics who examines the discrepancies between what people should do and what they actually do.

claimRichard Thaler is the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is considered a founder of the field of behavioral economics.

claimRichard Thaler traces some important ideas in behavioral economics back to the 18th-century Scottish economist Adam Smith.

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claimProminent figures in the development of behavioral economics include Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky, Richard Thaler, Cass Sunstein, and Dan Ariely.

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claimRichard Thaler's framework for behavioral economics identifies that people act irrationally due to differing social preferences, emotional states, time preferences, and cognitive biases.

accountRichard Thaler founded the field of behavioral economics in the 1980s by applying the work of Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman to disprove the theory of rational economic decision-making.

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referenceRichard H. Thaler's book 'Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics' details his journey in developing behavioral economics and illustrates its implications for understanding human behavior in financial markets.

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claimBehavioral economics became a popular term in 2017 when Richard Thaler, a professor at the University of Chicago, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics.