Matthew G Nagler
@matthewgnagler.bsky.social
Professor of Economics, @cpowellschool, @CityCollegeNY, @GC_CUNY, former White House SBST. Behavioral econ, decision-making. Outside there’s a boxcar waiting.
I "continue as a guest" on the Plant Yourself Podcast with Howie Jacobson. In this episode, we range over the landscape of behavioral economics, pausing briefly to talk about my new work on cognitive flexibility.
We also talk about Golden Balls. Wouldn’t you? plantyourself.com/golden-balls...
We also talk about Golden Balls. Wouldn’t you? plantyourself.com/golden-balls...
Golden Balls, Human Behavior, and Cognitive Flexibility: Matthew Nagler on PYP 628 - Plant Yourself
What can a game show teach us about human nature, and how to balance individual vs social needs and pressure?
plantyourself.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I "continue as a guest" on the Plant Yourself Podcast with Howie Jacobson. In this episode, we range over the landscape of behavioral economics, pausing briefly to talk about my new work on cognitive flexibility.
We also talk about Golden Balls. Wouldn’t you? plantyourself.com/golden-balls...
We also talk about Golden Balls. Wouldn’t you? plantyourself.com/golden-balls...
Fall is here and I am once again teaching micro to grad students
September 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Fall is here and I am once again teaching micro to grad students
Is the suspense killing you? 🥁
It must be time to read the latest edition of Zen and Economics! open.substack.com/pub/matthewg...
It must be time to read the latest edition of Zen and Economics! open.substack.com/pub/matthewg...
August 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Is the suspense killing you? 🥁
It must be time to read the latest edition of Zen and Economics! open.substack.com/pub/matthewg...
It must be time to read the latest edition of Zen and Economics! open.substack.com/pub/matthewg...
In the US we celebrate tech moguls who “move fast & break things,” yet we struggle with whether someone should have the right to declare their own gender identity
My most recent Substack gets to the bottom of our conflicted ideas on cognitive flexibility: matthewgnagler.substack.com/p/dont-be-a-...
My most recent Substack gets to the bottom of our conflicted ideas on cognitive flexibility: matthewgnagler.substack.com/p/dont-be-a-...
Don't Be a Stranger
Cognitive flexibility is not a sin
matthewgnagler.substack.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In the US we celebrate tech moguls who “move fast & break things,” yet we struggle with whether someone should have the right to declare their own gender identity
My most recent Substack gets to the bottom of our conflicted ideas on cognitive flexibility: matthewgnagler.substack.com/p/dont-be-a-...
My most recent Substack gets to the bottom of our conflicted ideas on cognitive flexibility: matthewgnagler.substack.com/p/dont-be-a-...
The idea that journalism can be transformative is grounded in a sort of behavioral economics.
The narratives we employ influence our thoughts and so inevitably our choices (by way of our preferences).
Here’s what I wrote on the broader economics of this: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The narratives we employ influence our thoughts and so inevitably our choices (by way of our preferences).
Here’s what I wrote on the broader economics of this: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
July 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The idea that journalism can be transformative is grounded in a sort of behavioral economics.
The narratives we employ influence our thoughts and so inevitably our choices (by way of our preferences).
Here’s what I wrote on the broader economics of this: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The narratives we employ influence our thoughts and so inevitably our choices (by way of our preferences).
Here’s what I wrote on the broader economics of this: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
At the library in Telluride, Colorado
May 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
At the library in Telluride, Colorado
Going to miss Boulder
May 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Going to miss Boulder
Greetings from Wyoming
April 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Greetings from Wyoming
Cautionary tale of what happens when you place a department in receivership for not toeing the line
March 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Cautionary tale of what happens when you place a department in receivership for not toeing the line
Sending an appreciation card to a friend who’s working in the Federal Government.
Our personal expressions of moral support matter right now. Let’s get them through this.
Our personal expressions of moral support matter right now. Let’s get them through this.
March 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Sending an appreciation card to a friend who’s working in the Federal Government.
Our personal expressions of moral support matter right now. Let’s get them through this.
Our personal expressions of moral support matter right now. Let’s get them through this.
Not sure I want my coffee “brazen”
March 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Not sure I want my coffee “brazen”
A good morning from Crested Butte
March 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A good morning from Crested Butte
Back to Crested Butte. Winter not over yet! ❄️
March 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Back to Crested Butte. Winter not over yet! ❄️
Economic efficiency ftw
March 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Economic efficiency ftw
I liked Sam Altman for about 5 minutes
March 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I liked Sam Altman for about 5 minutes
Back at the Coffee Stand today
March 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Back at the Coffee Stand today
Reposted by Matthew G Nagler
Greenland had a message for Trump at the polls this week re his desire to control the island: thanks, but no thanks.
Greenlanders say no to Trump as rare earths loom over coalition talks
Election throws up surprise result as independence from Denmark remains tough to define.
www.politico.eu
March 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Greenland had a message for Trump at the polls this week re his desire to control the island: thanks, but no thanks.
Sticking up for the territories
March 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Sticking up for the territories
Calling these guys “misers” was a misnomer. Does anyone have better names for them?
March 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Calling these guys “misers” was a misnomer. Does anyone have better names for them?
Reposted by Matthew G Nagler
Got mad, did another thing www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump's Threat To Take Over Canada Is a Scandal
Trump keeps threatening to annex Canada. Americans would never accept such talk from another country.
www.rollingstone.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Got mad, did another thing www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
In case one needed more reasons to avoid Bezos’ businesses: TIL that Whole Foods is no longer offering 10c rebates for reusable bags.
So retrograde.
So retrograde.
I think I’m going to try to avoid Amazon in favor of Walmart and Target and other online retailers when I can.
March 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In case one needed more reasons to avoid Bezos’ businesses: TIL that Whole Foods is no longer offering 10c rebates for reusable bags.
So retrograde.
So retrograde.
Hmm, do I live in a college town?
March 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Hmm, do I live in a college town?
For the record, I did NOT click
do NOT click this unless you want to be big mad bsky.app/profile/dead... via @deadontheoutside.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
For the record, I did NOT click
If one wanted to stop funding research on certain topics, one could say, “We won’t fund new projects in these areas.”
To instead pull the plug on active funded projects is to tell the world the US cannot be taken seriously as a center for research - of any kind, regardless of project area.
To instead pull the plug on active funded projects is to tell the world the US cannot be taken seriously as a center for research - of any kind, regardless of project area.
NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics.
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
If one wanted to stop funding research on certain topics, one could say, “We won’t fund new projects in these areas.”
To instead pull the plug on active funded projects is to tell the world the US cannot be taken seriously as a center for research - of any kind, regardless of project area.
To instead pull the plug on active funded projects is to tell the world the US cannot be taken seriously as a center for research - of any kind, regardless of project area.