The Tasmanian Behavioural Lab has launched a new book: the Encyclopedia of Behavioural and Experimental Economics.
Part of the Edward Elgar Publishing series of encyclopedias, this book takes a comprehensive look at behavioural economics, a field that combines psychological insights with analytical economic thinking and experimental economics.
“It is our mission to help tackle today’s most pressing issues by encouraging policymakers to embrace decision-making informed by behavioural science.”
“Behavioural science looks at why people do what they do and is a field that is far too important to be left in the world of academia. We need the buy-in of policymakers in the private and public sector to apply it to real-world issues.”
“We tend to think of global challenges and solutions in terms of technology and forget that individual decisions underlie everything. We need to apply the unprecedented insights into human decision-making we have today to guide policy for tomorrow,” said Professor Robert Hoffmann.
This book not only reflects the mission of the Tasmanian Behavioural Lab but also highlights its significant contributions across environmental sustainability; inclusion, diversity and equity, and health and wellbeing since it launched in February last year.
“Since our first day, we have strived to bring behavioural science to the world through teaching and research and by engaging with fellow experts and policymakers to make positive change.”
“From helping to recover the state’s flathead population and encouraging Tasmanian cardiovascular screenings, to improving the lives of Australians with asthma and addressing maternal mortality in Timor Leste, we are making positive change through insights into human decision-making,” said Tasmanian Behavioural Lab Director Professor Swee-Hoon Chuah.
The Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, supported by the Tas Community Fund, is currently working with the Tasmanian government, the Multicultural Council of Tasmania, Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania and Welcoming Australia to help remove barriers to the employment of people with culturally diverse backgrounds.
The Encyclopedia of Behavioural and Experimental Economics was made possible by the work of experts in behavioural science around the world, assembled by the Tasmanian Behavioural Lab team. They volunteered over 120 contributions outlining the latest thinking on applying the behavioural revolution to practice.
The encyclopedia was launched alongside world-renowned behavioural economist Professor Dilip Soman, Commonwealth Bank Chief Behavioural Scientist William Mailer, and Vice-Chancellor Rufus Black at the University’s Philip Smith Centre.
Find out more about the Tasmanian Behavioural Lab.