Behavioral Economics – Policy Impact and Future Directions

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Behavioral economics - a field based in collaborations among economists and psychologists - focuses on integrating a nuanced understanding of behavior into models of decision-making. Since the mid-20th century, this growing field has produced research in numerous domains and has influenced policymaking, research, and marketing. However, little has been done to assess these contributions and review evidence of their use in the policy arena.

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EEU Seminar - Tommy Lundgren

Please join us at this EEU seminar with Tommy Lundgren from Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Lundgren is a Professor of Resource Economics and Director of the Centre of Environmental &…

Date: Monday 15 May — Monday 15 May, 2023
Location: B44, Handelshögskolan
Academic Workshop | Policy Design | Sweden
Cartagena workshop

An actionable research agenda for the Global South is now finalized

60 researchers from EfD and partner organizations have been working intensely for a year and a half to develop a research agenda to support a low-carbon transition and gender equity in the Global…

| Air Quality, Climate Change, Energy, Forestry, Gender, Health, Land, Policy Design | Central America, Chile, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Global Hub, India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
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BCA for beginners

The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis professional development workshop, “ Benefit-Cost Analysis for Beginners” will be held on April 28, 2023. This promises to be a terrific workshop! The instructors…

Date: Friday 28 April — Friday 28 April, 2023
Location: On-line. Eastern standard time.
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Mobilizing new climate investment models – brief actionable research agenda

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EfD Authors:
Plutshack, Victoria
Das, Ipsita

Increasing strategic and large-scale investments in low-and middle-income countries are required to ensure a just, equitable, and predictable low-carbon transition. Mobilizing Climate Investment Models is part of a larger initiative to identify the most promising research issues to support an actionable low-carbon transition in the Global South. 

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