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New Research Investigates Whether Socioeconomic Status Predicts Prosocial Behavior

NYUAD’s Center for Behavioral Institutional Design (C-BID) published a paper in Nature Communications on behavior intended to help other people.

Are the Rich More Selfish Than the Poor?

The world's rich are holding an ever-increasing share of global resources, and there's a lot of evidence to suggest rich people behave selfishly.

NYU Abu Dhabi Economics Earns Prestigious Ranking

8th in Asia for research output out of 1,401 institutions.

Littering Experiment Challenges Popular Theory on Bystander Intervention

A study published in Nature Communications finds most people are unwilling to increase altruistic punishment if the offense is more serious mainly because they fear some kind of retaliation if they speak up.

Strategic Research For Global Challenges

The breadth of research in the social sciences at NYU Abu Dhabi uses data to help historians, economists, NGOs, and governments better understand human behavior — and improve people’s lives.

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NYUAD programme 'nudges' Abu Dhabi seniors to triple their exercise
Forever Fit booklet gets older residents moving for 15 minutes a day.
The National | June 19, 2022

Is money everything? Research shows payday makes us act more selflessly

A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi looked into whether wealth was linked to selfishness.
The National | August 11, 2021