# Prof. Adam Alter's co-authored research on exceptional expenses is referenced

1 Faculty News April 27, 2012 ![Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/wsjlogo.jpg?itok=5Qt0z3WX)>

Excerpt from [The Wall Street Journal](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304723304577366103210439214.html) -- "'The Exception Is the Rule: Underestimating and Overspending on Exceptional Expenses,' Abigail B. Sussman and [Adam L. Alter](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/adam-alter), Journal of Consumer Research (forthcoming)."

[Read more](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304723304577366103210439214.html)

Additional coverage appeared in [Association for Psychological Science](http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/week-in-ideas-2.html).