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Smith, Craig, Margaret Echelbarger, Susan Gelman, and Scott Rick (2018), “Spendthrifts and Tightwads in Childhood: Feelings about Spending Predict Children’s Financial Decision Making,” Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 31 (3), 446-460.

by boxcar-admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Research, Tightwads and Spendthrifts

Madrian, Brigitte, Hal Hershfield, Abigail Sussman, Saurabh Bhargava, Jeremy Burke, Scott Huettel, Julian Jamison, Eric Johnson, John Lynch, Stephan Meier, Scott Rick, and Suzanne Shu (2017), “Behaviorally Informed Policies for Household Financial Decision-Making,” Behavioral Science & Policy, 3 (1), 27-40.

by boxcar-admin | Jul 25, 2017 | Research, Shopping Debt

John, Leslie, George Loewenstein, and Scott Rick (2014), “Cheating More For Less: Upward Social Comparisons Motivate the Poorly Compensated to Cheat,” Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 123 (2), 101-109.

by boxcar-admin | Jul 25, 2014 | Judgment and Decision Making, Research

Rick, Scott, Beatriz Pereira, and Katherine Burson (2014), “The Benefits of Retail Therapy: Making Purchase Decisions Reduces Residual Sadness,” Journal of Consumer Psychology, 24 (3), 373-380.

by boxcar-admin | Jul 25, 2014 | Research, Shopping Debt

Rick, Scott and Maurice Schweitzer (2013), “The Imbibing Idiot Bias: Consuming Alcohol Can be Hazardous to Your (Perceived) Intelligence,” Journal of Consumer Psychology, 23 (2), 212-219.

by boxcar-admin | Jul 25, 2013 | Judgment and Decision Making, Research

Rick, Scott (2011), “Losses, Gains, and Brains: Neuroeconomics Can Help to Answer Open Questions about Loss Aversion,” Journal of Consumer Psychology, 21 (4), 453-463.

by boxcar-admin | Jul 25, 2011 | Judgment and Decision Making, Research

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Recent Additions

  • “Common Cents” named a Finalist for the 2026 Journal of Consumer Research Best Article Award

  • “The Tightwad-Spendthrift Construct and Scale” named one of 100 “Big Ideas” in the 100-year history of Michigan Ross

  • Named one of Poets & Quants 50 Best Undergraduate Business Professors

  • Why Some People Don’t Talk About Money With Their Partner

  • Rick, Scott (2024), Tightwads and Spendthrifts: Navigating the Money Minefield in Real Relationships, St. Martin’s Press.

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