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Behavioural experiments as an impactful tool in sustainable developmentIntroduction Only recently has the importance and potential of behavioural sciences been recognized as a critical tool to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
Behavioral economics Decision making AltruismBook Chapter
Social networks as levers of mobilityFrom the book: Social mobility in developing countries
Behavioral economics Cultural economics Geographic labour mobilityWorking Paper
Consolidating behavioural economics and rational choice theory: Insights from inequality researchUsing illustrations from research on inequality, this paper offers evidence on the strengths of ‘behavioural synthesis’, i.e. the reconciliation between neoclassical and behavioural economics...
Inequality Behavioral economics BehaviourWorking Paper
Social networks, role models, peer effects, and aspirationsWe review the literature on pathways through which social networks may influence social mobility in developing countries...
Behavioral economics Cultural economics Geographic labour mobilityPresentation
ASREC Europe 2016The Association for the Study of Religion, Economics and Culture (ASREC) held a conference at the University of Copenhagen on 16-17 May 2016.
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Behavioural FoundationsConference on Inequality—Measurement, trends, impacts, and policies - Parallel 2.4
Behavioral economics Poverty IncomePresentation
Optimal taxation from a behavioral viewpoint: Implications for redistributive policiesJukka Pirttilä presented 'Optimal taxation from a behavioral viewpoint: Implications for redistributive policies' at the University of Verona, Winter School of Inequality and social welfare theory, 2015...
