The call for abstracts for the 3rd Annual International Behavioural Public Policy Conference (to be held in Cambridge next June) is now open. Details here: ibppc.org/submissions/ BPPconference IBPPA

Excellent and very sharp new review of BOUNDED RATIONALITY, by the great Sanjit Dhami and his grateful coauthor; the review offers a strong discussion of the continuing debate over heuristics and biases. The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social Behavioural Public Policy journal Adam Oliver cambridge.org/core/journals/…

👇 (for when Cass Sunstein gives his long list of liberal thinkers, some of whom arguably aren’t…)

"Evidence that the revolution started by [Herbert] Simon has reached its culmination". Alejandro Hortal reviews the new book by Sanjit Dhami & "renaissance man" Cass Sunstein cambridge.org/core/journals/…

The NYU Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is taking applications (Deadline DEC 13) apply.interfolio.com/135668 -NYU will award up to 6 fellowships in 2024 -Appointments are for two years -Fellows receive a $62,000; a $2,000 research allowance; and moving fees ($3,000)

We’re extending the deadline a little for abstracts for the behavioural public policy workshop in Singapore in April. Abstracts sent to me by email up until at least the end of November will be considered.

This is an excellent opportunity to share your research in behavioral sciences and public policy. Please send an abstract if interested.

We’re hosting an event about this The Policy Institute with contributions from Syon Bhanot, Adam Oliver Busara Center and The Behavioural Insights Team’s Lucy Makinson on 30th November - please join us! eventbrite.co.uk/e/whats-nudge-…

The latest issue of Behavioural Public Policy journal, a special issue on the behavioural limits of the State: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

A liberal vision for behavioural public policy: cambridge.org/core/books/pol… (Doug Bernheim: ‘Adam Oliver’s newest book is essential reading for everyone interested in the political economy of behavioural public policy.) Now, I have to somehow write a newer book…

A previous symposium on the behavioural limits of the state, published in JEPP, with contributions from Rizzo, Chater, Peter Boettke Cass Sunstein & me: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

I’ll recycle some of these explanations of basic behavioural econ concepts again, just in case anyone missed them. #1 The Allais Paradox: youtu.be/wzESmzfe8s4?si…

#2 The Ellsberg paradox. youtu.be/t9LsyRd6ijw?si…

EVENT: What's nudge got to do with it? Insights from behavioural science pioneers Join our event with ISFG, ft. Syon Bhanot, Michael Sanders, Vanessa Hirneis, Adam Oliver, Lucy Makinson & Anisha Singh. Join in-person: eventbrite.co.uk/e/whats-nudge-… Watch online: eventbrite.co.uk/e/whats-nudge-…

Funded PhD opportunity available in the Department of Political Economy at King's College London. KCL Department of Political Economy Please circulate. kcl.ac.uk/news/applicati…

#3 Prospect theory. youtu.be/xGzaBmeX3Lc?si…

#3 Probability weighting. youtu.be/__tV26m4C3M?si…

#4 The prospect theory value function. youtu.be/j1XcP1PwWU0?si…

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I’ll cut to #40. Reciprocity. It’s probably the most important one anyway. Excepting budges. youtu.be/qxd6Grg4xQ8?si…