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Fw: [Call for papers] Behavioral Economics at 50

by Hector Gutierrez Rufrancos

FYI -- Dr Hector Rufrancos Senior Lecturer in Economics Stirling Business School PhD Convenor, Economics Division, Stirling Business School Director UG Programme in Economics, Stirling Business School Global Labor Organization Research Fellow PhD Director, MSc Dissertation Coordinator & Summer School Director, Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics https://rufrancos.org ________________________________ From: Interdisciplinary institutional research <INTERDISCIPLINARY-INSTITUTIONS(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK> on behalf of Gindis, David <0000ac8d2d2bfcf5-dmarc-request(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2026 9:12:30 AM To: INTERDISCIPLINARY-INSTITUTIONS(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK <INTERDISCIPLINARY-INSTITUTIONS(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK> Subject: [Call for papers] Behavioral Economics at 50 CAUTION: This email originated from outside University of Stirling. Do not follow links or open attachments if you doubt the authenticity of the sender or the content. ________________________________ Call for Papers Special Issue of the Journal of Economic Methodology BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS AT 50: TAKING STOCK AND LOOKING AHEAD Guest Editors * Malte Dold (Pomona College, USA) * Shaun Hargreaves Heap (King’s College London, UK) * Alexey Upravitelev (University of Trento, Italy) Rationale and Scope Many regard Kahneman and Tversky’s 1974 article, “Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases,” as the starting point of modern behavioral economics. Fifty years later, the field has reshaped economic theory and methodology, been absorbed into the mainstream, and institutionalized across business, finance, and public policy. This success invites reflection. Methodologically, behavioral economics has been challenged by replication failures, questions of external validity, and the difficulty of moving beyond lab experiments. Experiments often rely on WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) samples, raising doubts about cross-cultural generalizability. Theoretically, it often relies on a “list of biases” that risks being ad hoc and disconnected. It frequently considers neoclassical models as the benchmark and defines “biases” relative to the rational actor model, while underplaying processes of learning, adaptation, and preference formation. Critics also argue that the field sometimes overemphasizes individual cognition at the expense of cultural and institutional factors. Normatively, behavioral interventions raise issues about welfare measurement, autonomy, and democratic legitimacy. Policy applications confront questions of calibration, scalability, and the political economy constraints of the “choice architect.” Furthermore, the digital transformation (including algorithmic, personalized, and dynamic interfaces) enables new forms of targeting that raise urgent concerns about consumer sovereignty and manipulation. Topics of Interest This special issue invites contributions that reflect upon the state of behavioral economics and explore promising directions for future research. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Methodological and theoretical foundations of behavioral economics * History and intellectual development of the field * The "Replication Crisis" and the future of experimental methodology * Behavioral Economics in the age of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data * Cross-cultural behavioral economics and the limits of WEIRD samples * Evolutionary and neuroeconomic perspectives on preference formation * The role of institutions and social norms in behavioral modeling * Ethics and democratic legitimacy of behavioral public policy Submission Guidelines & Process * All submissions will undergo a standard double-blind peer-review process organized by the guest editors. * Manuscripts should not exceed 8,000 words. * When submitting via the Journal’s online portal, please select the special issue title “Behavioral Economics at 50” from the dropdown menu. * Please carefully follow the Journal’s guidelines: <https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journ…> Taylor & Francis Instructions for Authors<https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journ…>. Important Dates * Submissions open: February 20, 2026 * Submission deadline: October 20, 2026 * Target publication: Fall 2027 For inquiries regarding the suitability of a topic or the submission process, please contact the guest editors at alexey.upravitelev(a)unitn.it<mailto:alexey.upravitelev@unitn.it>. The INTERDISCIPLINARY-INSTITUTIONS mailing list connects individuals and groups involved in or interested in interdisciplinary research on institutions or institutional thought. Subscribers can use the list to post announcements about events, publications, calls for papers, job postings, etc. To send a message to all the people currently subscribed to this list use write an email to INTERDISCIPLINARY-INSTITUTIONS(a)jiscmail.ac.uk. Please note that the list is moderated to ensure that only relevant announcements are circulated. Please note that personal data collected when joining the list is used exclusively for the purposes of building the network and informing members of activities within and related to it. This personal information will not be passed on to others. To unsubscribe click this link: https://WWW.JISCMAIL.AC.UK/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=INTERDISCIPLINARY-INSTIT…. ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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شهادة الأبوة في المغرب

by pikolasikolatest5＠gmail.com

شهادة الأبوة في المغرب

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First Summer PhD Lab tomorrow at 13:00 in room 3B88b

by Till Stowasser

Dear PhD Lab, Just a wee reminder that we will have our first Summer PhD Lab tomorrow at 13:00. For those, who will be on campus, I have booked room 3B88b (next to Leo’s office) For those who will join remotely – here is the link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a8QjhAG78wXYGugtvgAljYXfvfBvi… See you tomorrow. Best, Till ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Fw: BETECON Workshop, St Andrews

by Seda Erdem

FYI Seda ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Seminar on Thursday March 13 at 12:30: Pete Lunn (ESRI) on behavioural obesity prevention policies

by Leonhard Lades

Hi all We are very much looking forward to hosting Pete Lunn from the ESRI in Dublin on Thursday, March 13, at 12:30 in Campus Central CC 3_04! Pete will talk about behavioural obesity prevention policies. The title and abstract of Pete's talk are below. Pete is a world-leading applied behavioural scientist. Have a look at Pete's website and the website of his group. You will see this is a treasure trove of good ideas at the cutting edge of applied behavioural science. https://www.esri.ie/people/pete-lunn https://www.esri.ie/bru Please let me know by Monday evening if you would like to meet Pete for a research chat and dinner in the evening in town. Feel free to let colleagues know about the talk. All the best, Leo Title: Weighing impact: A series of behavioural studies to inform obesity prevention policy Abstract: This talk will describe a research programme undertaken in support of Ireland’s Obesity Prevention Action Plan. A series of six behavioural studies has deployed a broad range of methods, including randomised controlled trials, eye-tracking studies and online experiments, covering issues from nutritional labelling to the public’s willingness to accept more radical anti-obesity policies. As well as describing the methods and results, the talk will consider lessons regarding the best use of behavioural science for tackling large and complex policy problems, especially those that involve a powerful industry. ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Fwd: [Econ] SES conference

by Till Stowasser

Greetings from Ho-Chi-Minh City, Thanks for sharing, Hector! I agree that this is a good opportunity. You should also pencil in the SGPE conference in January. @Hector: Is there a date yet? While I have you: Who wants the slot for coming week’s PhD Lab? (I will be joining the meeting from Vietnam via Teams) @Kevin: Maybe this would be a good opportunity for you to summarize the feedback you have been given by your AR reviewers so we can decide on a roadmap for you to wrap up Paper 1. Alternatively, Liz Barker could talk us through her PhD proposal. Best, Till ____________________________________ Dr. Till Stowasser Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) Faculty Chief Examiner for Stirling Management School Chief Examiner for Economics Lead of Behavioural Science PhD Lab University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA United Kingdom till.stowasser(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:till.stowasser@stir.ac.uk> tillstowasser.net<http://tillstowasser.net/> Begin forwarded message: From: Hector Gutierrez Rufrancos <hector.rufrancos(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: [Econ] SES conference Date: 26 October 2024 at 02:00:37 GMT+7 To: econ Mailing List <econ(a)lists.stir.ac.uk>, "econ-phd(a)lists.stir.ac.uk" <econ-phd(a)lists.stir.ac.uk> Folks at todays SES council meeting I was made aware that there are fewer than 10 days left to submit for next spring's SES meeting and to date there have been fewer than 40 papers submitted. This means that there is a very high likelihood of being accepted and moreover a great opportunity to participate in what is a very small, friendly and constructive conference. I strongly urge you to submit. I would also especially commend the PhDs to submit their papers as this would be a good opportunity to get a friendly outing. For more info and to submit please do so here: https://openingdoors.eventsair.com/scottish-economic-society-annual-confere… -- Dr Hector Gutierrez Rufrancos Senior Lecturer in Economics University of Stirling School of Management PhD Convenor, Economics Division, University of Stirling School of Management Director UG Programme in Economics, University of Stirling School of Management Global Labor Organization Research Fellow Summer School Director, Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics https://rufrancos.org<https://rufrancos.org/> ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159 _______________________________________________ Econ mailing list Econ(a)lists.stir.ac.uk<mailto:Econ@lists.stir.ac.uk> http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/econ ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Dr Kimberly More seminar: From Simple to Complex: The Role of Behavioural Variability in Habitual Actions

by Gozde Ozakinci

A reminder that the Health psychology team is hosting Dr Kimberly More from University of Bath for a seminar on 1st October 9:30 (in our usual research meeting slot). Title: From Simple to Complex: The Role of Behavioural Variability in Habitual Actions Bio: My research intersects social and health psychology by employing the biopsychosocial model to enhance intentions and translate them into behavioural initiation and maintenance by targeting intrapersonal, interpersonal, and community resources. My work focuses on promoting simple (e.g., calcium consumption) and complex health behaviours (e.g., fruit/vegetable intake, exercise) and engagement with health and social-care systems in communities that are traditionally defined as deprived. My research examines habits, affective processes, identity, resiliency, and community resources. Currently, my habit-related research is focused on higher-order nutrition habits and the intersection between health-habits and other automatic and controlled processes, such as self-regulation and identity. You can join us in the Health lab (3A117) or online. Click here to join the meeting<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%…> Would be lovely to see you there! Best wishes, Gözde Professor of Psychology Deputy Dean of Faculty of Natural Sciences Faculty of Natural Sciences Division of Psychology 3A81 Cottrell Building University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Stirling Health Psychology on the Web<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…> Personal tutees: Use this link to make an appointment with me and email me if there're no slots available. Book time with Gozde Ozakinci: Student meetings <https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/589d5cc574624b0ebcd4abc9d1693564…> Twitter: @gozde786 [https://www.stir.ac.uk/media/dist/images/email-signature/uos.png] <https://www.stir.ac.uk/> [https://www.stir.ac.uk/media/dist/images/email-signature/suse2x.png] [https://www.stir.ac.uk/media/dist/images/email-signature/the-awards-2024.png] [https://www.stir.ac.uk/media/dist/images/email-signature/athena-swan.png] Sign up for Science of Steps Event https://www.tickettailor.com/events/iaa1/1382671 ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Important dates for this Autumn term

by Till Stowasser

Dear PhD Lab, Here are a few important dates for this Autumn term. (1) Our PhD Lab (Wednesdays) * Reminder: Our PhD Lab will take place Wednesdays 11:00-13:30 * These will be in person but I have also created Teams meetings for the whole term for those who will join remotely. * You should also have received calendar invites (not sure if this worked for non-Stirling e-mails, though). * Timetabling allocated us rooms but they messed up and gave us rooms for Thursdays. I will update the calendar invites once we get the rooms for our actual slot (2) Stirling Management School (SMS) PhD Meetings (Wednesdays) * Our faculty also has started to have monthly PhD meetings (for all SMS PhD students) that you should attend * Ironically, these clash with our PhD lab, so we will lose three slots this term * The SMS PhD meetings take place every 3rd Wednesday each month, namely * 16/10/2024 – 11:30-12:30 * 20/11/2024 – 11:30-12:30 * 18/12/2024 – 11:30-12:30 (3) Our Economics seminar series (Thursdays) * If you are able to, you should definitely also attend our internal Economics seminar series * Participating in departmental series is an integral part of your doctoral training as it will allow you to develop a sense of how academic talks work (or fail!) to familiarise yourself with the norms in these sessions, and, ultimately, to develop your own taste and style for giving academic talks yourselves down the line. * I really hope for a strong showing of our group at these events throughout the term. It will also increase your visibility within the Economics division. It is important that your colleagues see that you not only exist on paper. Our Economics group is actually a nice group and we don’t bite, so don’t be shy. * Sooner or later we expect all of you to present your own work in this seminar. The ideal progression would be to first present in our lab (completely safe environment), followed by our departmental seminar, before we let you out in the wild (conferences etc.) The seminar will also be used for the public element of your Annual Reviews * Our seminar takes place every Thursday at 12:30 in room 4B96 * You will have an opportunity to find this room next week, because Kevin will have his Annual Review next Thursday. Please show up to support him. (4) Royal Economic Society (RES) Doctoral Training Programme (Wednesdays) * As already circulated, the RES runs an online doctoral training programme with exciting guest speakers * You should also attend these if you can. * There are 5 sessions scheduled on Wednesday afternoons (so after our lab) * 09 October – Data Bases for Research Economists: Emma Gordon, ADR UK; Rebecca Riley, King’s College London; Claire Crawford, UCL and Joe Grice (RES) * 23 October – Recent Advances in Public Economics: Using demand estimates to inform policy: Rachel Griffith, University of Manchester and IFS Wednesday * 13 November – How to Prepare for the European Job Market: Tai-Wei Hu, University of Bristol; Apurav Bhatiya, University of Birmingham; Martina Uccioli; University of Nottingham and Mary S. Morgan, LSE Wednesday 20 November Recent Advances in Labour Economics: Stephen Machin, LSE * 27 November – How Economic Research can Influence Policy-Makers: Mike Brewer, Resolution Foundation; Michelle Clement, King’s College London; Tim Butcher, Low Pay Commission; Neil Golborne Department of Business and Trade and Parama Chaudhury, UCL * 11 December – Recent Advances in Behavioural Economics: Simon Gaechter, University of Nottingham * * More details here: https://res.org.uk/committees/education-training-committee/res-doctoral-tra… (5) Stirling’s Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) Research Development Programme * Just as last year, IAS runs regular PGR training sessions that some of you may find useful * Newbies: Probably best to have a chat with our 2nd year students about the value of these... * These are badged "Research Development Programme” * The program is still being completed but some sessions have already been scheduled: * 29/10/24 – 11.00-12.00 - Researcher Development – Development Needs and Planning * 06/11/24 – 14.00-15.30 – Advanced Searching – Arts and Humanities * 12/11/24 – 11.00-12.30 – Advanced Search Skills * 13/11/24 – 11.00-12.30 – EndNote Fundamentals * 14/11/24 – 10.00-11.00 – Back to Basics: Your PhD * 21/11/24 – 10.00-11.00 – How to Start your PhD * 22/11/24 – 11.00-12.30 – EndNote Advanced * 28/11/24 – 10.00-11.00 - Methodology * 05/12/24 – 10.00-11.00 - Methods * 12/12/24 – 10.00-11.00 – Research Questions * 19/12/24 – 10.00-11.00 – Writing and Editing Best wishes, Till ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 year, 6 months

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FW: Post by Cass Sunstein on X

by Gozde Ozakinci

This came to my attention from X. FYI. CAUTION: This email originated from outside University of Stirling. Do not follow links or open attachments if you doubt the authenticity of the sender or the content. ________________________________ [https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/637716860377649152/h35KW64v_normal.jpg]<https://x.com/casssunstein?s=43> [https://ea.twimg.com/email/self_serve/media/spacer.png] Cass Sunstein<https://x.com/casssunstein?s=43> ⁦‪@CassSunstein⁩<https://x.com/casssunstein?s=43> [https://ea.twimg.com/email/self_serve/media/logo_twitter-1497383721365.png] The Cognitive Turn in Behavioral Economics: Immensely clarifying, idea-filled paper by Benjamin Enke, one of the best and most original behavioral economists in the world. (A highlight of the paper: the discussion of behavioral attenuation.) benjamin-enke.com/pdf/Cognitive_…<https://t.co/Yd61GkjrBE> 02/08/2024, 12:52<https://x.com/casssunstein/status/1819340587700506767?s=43&t=-XK4FP66V0_WcG…> Gozde Sent from phone ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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PhD positions in Dublin

by Leonhard Lades

Hi all, UCD has two good PhD opportunities with Marta Talevi and Lisa Ryan as supervisors. The positions are in behavioural, environmental, and energy economics. Marta and Lisa are very good and (importantly) nice. Alumni from our MSc would be competitive. All the best, Leo Hi Leo, How are you? I hope you're having a great summer and the move went/is going well. I was wondering if you or anyone you know might have any Master's students who'd be a good fit for the following Marie-Curie PhD positions at UCD (note that there's a requirement to not have lived in Ireland for more than 12 months in the past three years): Prof. Lisa Ryan and I are recruiting two PhD students to join the department of Economics and the Energy Institute at University College Dublin, Ireland, beginning September 2024 (or as soon as possible thereafter). Application deadline is 10 August 2024. The PhD positions are part of a Marie Slodowska-Curie doctoral training network on consumer energy demand flexibility (CoDeF) and aims to integrate knowledge of social sciences and engineering in a doctoral training programme across 8 European research institutions. A total of 15 PhD positions in economics, engineering, energy systems, sociology and anthropology are opening across the network. These positions provide a fantastic opportunity for students interested in the energy transition. More details here: https://www.codef-dn.eu/home . Note that each partner university is recruiting separately for different positions. At UCD we are looking for candidates with a background in Economics (especially behavioural, environmental, and energy economics), who will join our flagship PhD programme in Economics and work on a thesis on the decision-making process of householders to participate in demand response actions and the impact of those actions to increase the flexibility of electricity load in the residential sector. More detailed description of the two PhD positions at UCD (with related application details) can be found at these links: -Engaging households in demand response interventions: Economic incentives and behavioural economics<https://www.ucd.ie/economics/t4media/CoDeF_Talevi_PhDAdDescription.docx.pdf> -Household uptake and impact of demand response measures: Energy economics and agent-based modelling<https://www.ucd.ie/economics/t4media/CoDeF_Ryan_PhDAdDescriptionDC15.pdf> In accordance with Marie Slodowska-Curie Action guidelines, candidates must not have lived in Ireland in the last 12 months of the three previous years. The successful candidacy is subject to the approval of the UCD Graduate Research Board and subsequent admittance to the PhD programme. Given the tight deadline on August 10th, I'd really appreciate it if you could circulate this opportunity within your networks and to specific students or researchers who may be interested. Many thanks, Marta ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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