Wouter Dirks
Behavioral Economist | Optimizing Financial Decisions
Most recently at Web Summit in 2025.
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Wouter Dirks is a leading behavioral economist who specializes in improving financial decision-making. As a Senior Researcher at Duke University's Common Cents Lab, he explores how psychology and technology can be leveraged to help people save more and manage money better.
Dirks' popular TED Talks and Harvard Business Review articles have brought his insights on money mindsets and decision architecture to millions worldwide. His keynotes provide practical, science-backed frameworks to optimize personal and organizational financial behaviors.
1 talk, all in 2025
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Wouter Dirks at Web Summit 2025
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1 event · 2025
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