Focus Areas
BEDI seeks to advance the science and practice of economic design within five focus areas. It represents an ambitious collaborative initiative between organizations, faculty and students: a collaboration that will use economic and behavioral insights to develop procedures and processes that transform the world for the better.
Advancement of Women identifies systemic gender differences in behavior, and points to mechanisms that can be put in place to secure that the best qualified candidates are those promoted.
Charitable Giving aims to determine why we give to charity, and how solicitation strategies influence donations to organizations.
Health Economics explores the intricacies of individual decision-making processes with the ultimate goal of improving health outcomes.
Labor Markets approaches core topics in labor economics such as workplace incentive schemes, contracts, and job search from a behavioral economics angle.
Market Design leverages behavioral insights to better understand and structure markets to attain preferred outcomes.
