The intersections economics, psychology and education

Two prominent University of Minnesota faculty, Aldo Rustichini and Robert Krueger, are the featured speakers at a special U of M Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute's (HHEI) forum on Psychology and Economics: Perspectives on Decision Making May 4 2011. Visit http://hhei.umn.edu for more.

Research shows that economic success relates to a combination of cognitive skills, human capital accumulation and personality characteristics. Now, researchers are trying to formulate more accurate predictions of life outcomes, from educational achievement to economic success.