{"id":772,"date":"2016-03-16T16:07:38","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T16:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics\/?p=772"},"modified":"2021-04-26T15:26:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T14:26:59","slug":"workshop-economic-and-psychological-perspectives-on-social-issues-using-an-experimental-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics\/2016\/03\/16\/workshop-economic-and-psychological-perspectives-on-social-issues-using-an-experimental-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop: Economic and Psychological Perspectives on Social Issues using an Experimental Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Eastern ARC<\/a> Quantitative Social Science section at the University of Kent would like to invite academic staff and postgraduate research students to participate in a workshop ‘Economic and Psychological Perspectives on Social Issues using an Experimental Approach’ to be held at the University of Kent on 20-21 April 2016.<\/p>\n

The purpose of the workshop is to highlight the synergy of research in\u00a0economics and psychology with the aim to foster collaboration among students and faculty. Potential topics of interest include, but other topics falling within the remit of the workshop will also be considered:<\/p>\n

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  1. Cognition and Coordination, e.g.\u00a0focal points in bargaining, social communication, reasoning in games<\/li>\n
  2. Group Processes, e.g.\u00a0peer effects, pro-social behaviour, social exclusion, prejudice and discrimination, honesty and cheating<\/li>\n
  3. Risk attitudes and social\/redistribution preferences, e.g.\u00a0evaluation of environmental risk and uncertainty, attitudes to fairness and inequality, response to punishment or reward, poverty and self-control problems<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The faculty participants will include:
    \n    Dr Edward Cartwright<\/a>, Professor Roger Giner-Sorolla<\/a>, Dr David Hugh-Jones<\/a>, Dr Fernanda Leite Lopez de Leon<\/a>,\u00a0Dr Subhasish Modak Chowdhury<\/a>, Dr Anders Poulsen<\/a>, Dr Odile Poulsen<\/a>, Dr Anna Stepanova<\/a>, Dr Giovanni Travaglino<\/a>, Professor Ayse K Uskul<\/a>, Dr Zaki Wahhaj<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    To participate please submit an abstract for a spoken presentation (20 min), OR<\/em> an abstract for a poster. Abstracts should be between 100-200 words. Please send submissions to Katy Wade (econpg@kent.ac.uk<\/a>) by 25 March 2016, under the title ‘SUBMISSION EXPERIMENTAL WORKSHOP’.\u00a0Announcements will be made on\u00a031\u00a0March 2016, the final programme will be available soon after.<\/p>\n

    The workshop is free for all Eastern ARC staff and PG students to attend. Travel support for staff and PG students from UEA and Essex might be provided for by their respective EARC institutions.<\/p>\n

    Location<\/h3>\n

    The University of Kent, Canterbury Campus: https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/maps\/canterbury\/canterbury-campus <\/a><\/p>\n

    Transportation<\/h3>\n

    Directions for travel: https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/locations\/canterbury\/directions.html<\/a><\/p>\n

    Organisers<\/h3>\n

    Denise Lovett
    \nDr Edward Cartwright
    \n    Dr Fernanda Leite Lopez de Leon<\/a>
    \n    Dr Odile Poulsen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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