# Behavioral Economics with Fexingo: Decision Making, Bias, and How People Really Spend A podcast by Fexingo. What really drives the way people spend, save, and invest? Behavioral economics challenges the textbook assumption of the rational actor by revealing the systematic biases and mental shortcuts that shape every financial decision. In this show, Lucas and Luna sit down at the research library to dissect the experimental evidence, from Kahneman and Tversky's prospect theory to Thaler's nudge framework, and test those findings against real-world pricing, marketing, and policy design. They walk through specific studies — the endowment effect in housing markets, the sunk-cost fallacy in subscription pricing, the framing of credit-card interest rates — and ask what those experiments imply for a consumer choosing a mortgage or a CFO setting a price. Lucas brings the investigative journalist's rigor, pressing for the exact sample sizes, replication rates, and alternative interpretations; Luna pushes back with the practitioner's instinct, asking whether a bias that shows up in a lab actually translates to a shopping cart on Amazon. The listener is not a beginner: you already know that people aren't perfectly rational. What you want is the nuance — the boundary conditions where biases flip,… Feed: https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics.xml ## Latest episodes - [How The Availability Cascade Warps Financial Markets](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/5834150b22b9) (2026-10-27, 12 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0227.mp3 - [The Scarcity Mindset and Financial Stress](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/3ed88c384564) (2026-10-26, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0226.mp3 - [How Your Brain Tricks You Into Buying Things](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/354868818002) (2026-10-25, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0225.mp3 - [How The Sunk Cost Fallacy Traps Business Decisions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/e4b7d599cbb5) (2026-10-24, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0224.mp3 - [The Paradox of Free Shipping](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/b00bd9b7b0ed) (2026-10-23, 13 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0223.mp3 - [The Sunk Cost Fallacy In Business Strategy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/a5e322597297) (2026-10-22, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0222.mp3 - [How Choice Architecture Shapes Your Money](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/25c0f856b530) (2026-10-21, 14 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0221.mp3 - [The Hidden Cost of Your Default Choices](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/79555d8207bf) (2026-10-20, 12 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0220.mp3 - [How The IKEA Effect Hides Your True Costs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/134a378fc6c3) (2026-10-20, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0219.mp3 - [The Paradox of Choice in Financial Decisions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/1d2194a6d25f) (2026-10-18, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0218.mp3 - [How The Somatic Marker Hypothesis Shapes Financial Choices](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/4c20f347c08a) (2026-10-17, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0217.mp3 - [How The Endowment Effect Traps Your Retirement Savings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/e5c27bbe7a0e) (2026-10-16, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0216.mp3 - [How The Decoy Effect Shapes Your Financial Choices](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/230aab716b14) (2026-10-13, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0215.mp3 - [How The Decoy Effect Distorts Your Investment Judgments](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/1bd2574ae3cf) (2026-10-12, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0214.mp3 - [The Decoy Effect And Smart Shopping](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/132ac40f596a) (2026-10-11, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0213.mp3 - [The Zero Price Effect And Free Goods](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/6830174cd973) (2026-10-10, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0212.mp3 - [How Status Anxiety Drives Your Spending Habits](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/38387b734e10) (2026-10-09, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0211.mp3 - [How Loss Aversion Skews Your Long Term Wealth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/b23147908c68) (2026-10-08, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0210.mp3 - [How The Framing Effect Shapes Your Financial Decisions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/b9d7c137b7b6) (2026-10-07, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0209.mp3 - [How Mental Accounting Distorts Your Spending](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/6e530b588188) (2026-10-06, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0208.mp3 - [How The Halo Effect Skews Your Investment Judgments](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/a88887af646a) (2026-10-05, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0207.mp3 - [How The Endowment Effect Distorts Your Investment Portfolios](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/b99456cf5d48) (2026-10-04, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0206.mp3 - [The Power of Zero in Consumer Pricing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/8645ca9c605d) (2026-10-03, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0205.mp3 - [The Mental Accounting Trap In Your Wallet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/b6e84ebd4c78) (2026-10-02, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0204.mp3 - [The Power of Regret in Financial Decisions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/ac87d603a3f6) (2026-10-01, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0203.mp3 - [How Scarcity Triggers Your Spending Spree](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/47bac3a7d66a) (2026-09-30, 12 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0202.mp3 - [The Sunk Cost Fallacy in Your Investment Portfolio](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/4241e6d1d2b6) (2026-09-29, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0201.mp3 - [The Invisible Tax of Your Daily Decisions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/a0d419017899) (2026-09-28, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0200.mp3 - [How Choice Architecture Shapes Your Financial Life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/971c88d1965f) (2026-09-27, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0199.mp3 - [How The Endowment Effect Distorts Investment Portfolios](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/ef2d6fbef29f) (2026-09-26, 12 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0198.mp3 - [How Nostalgia Drives Modern Consumer Spending](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/ea95e991fefb) (2026-09-25, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0197.mp3 - [The Savoring Effect In Your Daily Spending](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/cc312f8a191e) (2026-09-24, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0196.mp3 - [The Paradox of Choice in Consumer Spending](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/93de0c185b2e) (2026-09-23, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0195.mp3 - [How Your Brain Rewires Spending Habits](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/db3eb5651a41) (2026-09-22, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0194.mp3 - [How Time Pressure Alters Your Financial Decisions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/dc7e20d8183b) (2026-09-21, 6 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0193.mp3 - [How Social Proof Drives Your Spending Decisions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/aa5563fb966c) (2026-09-20, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0192.mp3 - [The Zero Price Effect and Why Free Makes Us Blind](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/2c803755515e) (2026-09-19, 14 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0191.mp3 - [How Default Options Control Your Financial Choices](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/2d0e40c8409f) (2026-09-18, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0190.mp3 - [The Decoy Effect In Your Daily Spending](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/13c9e8280e2b) (2026-09-17, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0189.mp3 - [How The Decoy Effect Shapes Your Subscription Choices](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/e8ac4beb0979) (2026-09-16, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0188.mp3 - [The Sunk Cost Trap in Your Career Choices](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/82b36a08437d) (2026-09-15, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0187.mp3 - [The Illusion of Control in Personal Finance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/201a8da316d6) (2026-09-14, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0186.mp3 - [How The Decoy Effect Shapes Your Subscription Choices](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/60890a9a8c80) (2026-09-13, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0185.mp3 - [The Framing Effect Behind Your Grocery Bills](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/895328fe6de0) (2026-09-12, 13 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0184.mp3 - [How Mental Accounting Shapes Your Spending Habits](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/f8c7c035753a) (2026-09-11, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0183.mp3 - [The Endowment Effect in Your Digital Wallet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/8a5ca6dad159) (2026-09-10, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0182.mp3 - [How Loss Aversion Shapes Your Financial Choices](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/f0a65811752c) (2026-09-09, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0181.mp3 - [The Decoy Effect In Your Daily Spending](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/28453601aace) (2026-09-08, 12 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0180.mp3 - [The Scent of Sales How Smells Manipulate Spending](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/bdcdd0a512fd) (2026-09-07, 12 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0179.mp3 - [How Scarcity Drives Real Spending Decisions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896798698/d1256704d7fd) (2026-09-06, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/business/behavioral-economics/episode-0178.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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