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Human behaviour
Focusing on how humans think, feel and behave
Human behaviour
Focus on human behaviour
No government works well without taking into what individuals feel and do – whether in thinking about its citizens or about the motivations of its own leaders and public sector workers. Across academic fields including behavioural science, behavioural economics and psychology, our work explores how people behave and respond, and what that means for good government.
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Zero-sum mindset and its discontents
Patricia Andrews FearonFriedrich M GötzGregory Serapio-GarcíaDavid Good -
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Psychological and social motivations in microfinance contracts: theory and evidence
Sanjit DhamiJunaid ArshadAli al-Nowaihi -
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Public goods and future audiences: acting as role models?
Giuseppe AttanasiRoberta DessíFrédéric MoisanDonald Robertson -
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Cooperation and identity
Dennis SnowerAssar Lindbeck -
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Enhancing property tax compliance in Mandalay
Sebastian KriticosMichael Blake -
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Emotion and reason in human decision-making
Edmund T Rolls -
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Trust and its determinants: evidence from the Trustlab experiment
Yann Algan Fabrice MurtinLara FleischerVincent SiegerinkArnstein AassveRomina BoariniSantiago GonzalezZsuzsanna LontiGianluca GrimaldaUlrich SchmidtRafael Hortala VallveSoonhee KimDavid LeeLouis PuttermanConal Smith -
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An interdisciplinary model for macroeconomics
Andrew G HaldaneArthur E Turrell -
Where do fairness preferences come from? Norm transmission in a teen friendship network
David Hugh-JonesJinnie Ooi -
On culture and corruption
Robert Klitgaard -
Hiding Money: Evidence from a field experiment with aspiring female entrepreneurs
Mahreen MahmudFarah SaidGiovanna d'AddaAzam Chaudhry -
Humans reciprocate intentional harm by discriminating against group peers
David Hugh-JonesItay RonRo'i Zultan -
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Striving for balance in economics: towards a theory of the social determination of behaviour
Karla HoffJoseph E Stiglitz -
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Compliance behaviour in networks: evidence from a field experiment
Francesco DragoFriederike MengelChristian Traxler -
The interaction of legal and social norm enforcement
Sebastian KubeChristian Traxler -
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Social norms and the evolution of conditional cooperation
Mathias SpichtigChristian Traxler
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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02Jun02 June 2026, 17:30 - 19:00In conversation with Michael Sandel
Join us for a conversation between Michael Sandel, 2025 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture Laureate, and Professor Ngaire Woods, Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government.
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28May28 May 2026, 17:30 - 19:00
Blavatnik Book Talk: Consent Laid Bare
Join Australian activist Chanel Contos in conversation with Professor Philippa Webb to discuss her new book Consent Laid Bare.