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.
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...
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! ❄️
Back at the Coffee Stand today
March 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Back at the Coffee Stand today
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?
Hmm, do I live in a college town?
March 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Hmm, do I live in a college town?
Gratuitous Boulder-themed pic alert 🚨
March 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Gratuitous Boulder-themed pic alert 🚨
If you’re looking for me I’m working at the Coffee Stand in Boulder this afternoon
March 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If you’re looking for me I’m working at the Coffee Stand in Boulder this afternoon
Started yet another book without having finished the others.
As always the quandary: Where do I find a new bookmark?
As always the quandary: Where do I find a new bookmark?
March 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Started yet another book without having finished the others.
As always the quandary: Where do I find a new bookmark?
As always the quandary: Where do I find a new bookmark?
“In a perfect contradiction we are urged to buy a ‘styled’ artifact because others are also buying it - that is,we are asked to express our genius by giving up our genius.” —James Carse
March 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“In a perfect contradiction we are urged to buy a ‘styled’ artifact because others are also buying it - that is,we are asked to express our genius by giving up our genius.” —James Carse
Why importing lumber from Canada poses a threat to national security
March 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Why importing lumber from Canada poses a threat to national security
“You come here with a paper written in Word. Don’t you know how to use LaTeX?”
March 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“You come here with a paper written in Word. Don’t you know how to use LaTeX?”
Back to Breckenridge today
March 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Back to Breckenridge today
