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The following organizations rank graduate economics programs using various approaches:

• US News and World Report 2023 Best Economics Schools
• US News and World Report Ranking of the Best Global Universities for Economics and Business
• RePEc Ranking of Institutions
• Tilburg University Top 100 Worldwide Economics Schools Research Rankings
• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2011 Ranking

Academic research evaluating economics programs

• Amir, Rabah and Malgorzata Knauff. 2008. " Ranking Economics Departments Worldwide on the Basis of PhD Placement ." Review of Economics and Statistics , 90 (1), pp. 185-90.
• Grijalva, Therese C. and Clifford Nowell. 2008. " A Guide to Graduate Study in Economics: Ranking Economics Departments by Fields of Expertise ." Southern Economic Journal , 74 (4), pp. 971-96.
• Kalaitzidakis, Pantelis, Theofanis P. Mamuneas, and Thanasis Stengos. 2011. " An Updated Ranking of Academic Journals in Economics ." The Canadian Journal of Economics , 44(4):1525-1538.
• McPherson, Michael A. 2012. " Ranking US Economics Programs by Faculty and Graduate Publications: An Update Using 1994-2009 Data ." Southern Economic Journal , 79 (1): 71-89.  

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Raj Chetty is the William A. Ackman Professor of Public Economics at Harvard University. He is also the Director of Opportunity Insights, which uses “big...

Benjamin Enke

Benjamin Enke is an Assistant Professor at Harvard's Department of Economics. Ben received his Ph.D. in Economics from Bonn in 2016. His research focuses...

Xavier Gabaix

Xavier Gabaix is Pershing Square Professor of Economics and Finance at Harvard’s economics department. He received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from the Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris) and obtained his PhD in economics from Harvard University.... Read more about Xavier Gabaix

Jerry Green

Jerry Green is the John Leverett Professor in the University and the David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Economics.... Read more about Jerry Green

David Laibson

David Laibson is a member of the National Bureau of Economic Research, where he is Research Associate in the Asset Pricing, Economic Fluctuations, and Aging Working Groups.  Laibsonʼs research focuses on the topic of behavioral economics, and he is a co-leader of the Harvard University Foundations of Human Behavior Initiative. ... Read more about David Laibson

Prior to joining the Economics Department Faculty, Shengwu Li was a Junior Fellow of the Society of Fellows.

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Matthew Rabin

Matthew Rabin is the Pershing Square Professor of Behavioral Economics in the Harvard Economics Department and Harvard Business School.... Read more about Matthew Rabin

Andrei Shleifer

Andrei Shleifer has worked in the areas of comparative corporate governance, law and finance, behavioral finance, as well as institutional economics. He has published six books, including The Grabbing Hand (with Robert Vishny), and Inefficient Markets: An Introduction to Behavioral Finance , as well as over a hundred articles. In 1999, Shleifer won the John Bates Clark medal of the American Economic Association.... Read more about Andrei Shleifer

Tomasz Strzalecki

Tomasz Strzalecki's research interests are in decision theory and economic theory. He has focused on ambiguity aversion, temporal preferences, and bounded rationality.... Read more about Tomasz Strzalecki

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David Y. Yang is a Professor in the Department of Economics at Harvard University and Director of the Center for History and Economics at Harvard. David...

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Institute for Behavioral Economics

Social sciences meet economic analysis.

At the Institute for Behavioral Economics, psychological insights come together with economic analysis, blending the disciplines’ strengths with sophisticated analytical tools.

The goal is to promote research and teaching in the field of behavioral economics and to expand the field through seminars and events.

Under the direction of Professor of Economics Martin Dufwenberg, the Institute of Behavioral Economics brings faculty, staff and students together to uncover fascinating new insights that are only possible when social scientists and economists work together.

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About Behavioral Economics

It’s a merging of two worlds.

Traditionally, economics uses sophisticated mathematical and econometric methods, but relies on relatively simplistic assumptions about human nature. Meanwhile, by contrast, research in neighboring social sciences generally uses less sophisticated analytical methods while entertaining a richer description of man.

Behavioral economics (BE) combines the strengths of both. Here, we incorporate psychological insights into economic analysis, typically with continued use of sophisticated analytical tools.

BE has recently become the fastest growing field in economics—and one of the most exciting. It examines a wealth of evidence, often experimental, identifying empirical phenomena that are not adequately explained by traditional economic analysis. BE develops new models that incorporate emotions, fairness, reciprocity, social norms, bounded rationality and myopia, among others. The research often builds on game theory, which provides more flexible tools for this purpose than classical price theory or general equilibrium theory. BE is developed hand-in-hand by theorists and experimentalists, with many scholars having a foot in each camp.

BE is a portrait of the power in interdisciplinary work. Economists are informed by researchers in other fields, such as psychology, sociology, philosophy and the neurosciences. In return, BE offers analytical tools, models and modes of thinking that can enhance the research of scholars outside economics.

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Advancing research, industry partnerships and graduate student training in behavioral economics & finance at UC Berkeley.

Our Mission

Berkeley’s philosophy is that behavioral economics enriches rather than contradicts standard economic thought. When the tools of psychology and other sciences are joined with the proven analytical methods of economics, the results are more powerful and scholars get closer to underlying truths about human behavior.

At Berkeley, behavioral research is interwoven into the research of academics across departments and schools. Our mission is to serve as the center of gravity supporting researchers, graduate students and industry partners interested in understanding and applying non-standard economic thinking in their fields of interests.

BEAM Conference – UC Berkeley to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Behavioral Economics

Our History

In 1987, a cross-disciplinary course at the University of California, Berkeley marked a milestone for a new field of study. Two professors, an economist and a psychologist, joined forces to teach a PhD class that used the analytical tools of social and cognitive psychology to investigate economic problems. Their teaching was a foundation for what is now known as behavioral economics. This line of study has reshaped the way scholars explain how people make choices, not only as consumers, investors, and employees, but also as voters, patients, students, and in many other areas of life. The two professors, George Akerlof and Daniel Kahneman, went on to win Nobel prizes. And Berkeley became a standard-bearer in this flourishing field, which emerged as a revolutionizing force in economics.

The O’Donnell Center for Behavioral Economics carries on this proud tradition and ensures that Berkeley remains a center of excellence in this field by supporting research, teaching, and graduate student training that meet the highest standards of scholarship, relevance, and innovation. The center promotes Berkeley’s particular brand of behavioral economics on a global stage, an approach that combines rigorous economic analysis with insights drawn from psychology and across the sciences.

Our Objectives

Strengthening research collaboration.

The center aims to build a research network and community of practice in these areas. This will facilitate interdisciplinary research in the field and enable the adoption of a behavioral lens in new areas. For reference some of the current research by members in IBEF include:

• How can the principles of behavioral sciences be applied to increase diversity in recruitment and selection in firms?
• How do errors in beliefs and judgements such overconfidence and the sunk-cost fallacy hamper entrepreneurs, and which organizational fixes might help to overcome these hurdles.
• How do principles of behavioral economics help explain why wages, unemployment, and organizational structures look the way they do?

Facilitating External Partnerships

The center aims to amplify the impact of behavioral research conducted on campus by enabling strategic partnerships with academic researchers, industry partners, and policy makers . This includes supporting empirical research through industry partnerships, sourcing innovative data for research and disseminating behavioral insights to targeted stakeholders. Through these partnerships, researchers at UC Berkeley will support the adoption of novel, non-standard economic insights to create sustainable systems, processes and policies.

Supporting Adoption of Research Insights

The center is committed to empowering the next generation of industry leaders, entrepreneurs and researchers. IBEF will play an active role in identifying opportunities to incorporate insights from behavioral research in masters’ level curriculum, and serve as a partner to student led organizations interested in incorporating tools and methodologies from research into practice.

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Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

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Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

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Alum: Tulane is a fun school that treats you like you are family even if you are a distance learner. Professors are knowledgeable and have decades of experience. I was a certificate student. All of my classes were online, and for the most part, flowed smoothly. The only exception was when the school was hit by a hurricane. Classes, even online ones, were canceled for weeks. Teachers then had to hurry through the material to catch up which was stressful at times. Graduation is typically one big party that spills into the street as a parade in true NOLA style. I would return to complete my graduate degree. ... Read 20 reviews

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20 Niche users give it an average review of 4.4 stars.

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University of Arizona College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Teachers College at Columbia University

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Master's Student: TC has been an amazing school to build academic and professional knowledge, connections, and experience in the Clinical Psychology field. The program emphasizes rigorous academics, research experience, and a plethora of collaborations in the field. Truly, you can make a degree from Teachers College whatever you want it to be. That being said, be careful to think through and plan out your time and courses here, as there aren't "set" requirements for concentrations (i.e. Child and Family, Neuropsychology, etc.), just general guidelines. ... Read 103 reviews

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Master's Student: As an aspiring occupational therapy professional, my journey with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Occupational Therapy (OT) program has been nothing short of transformative. From the moment I embarked on this educational path, I have found myself deeply immersed in a nurturing environment that fosters both personal and professional growth. As I am preparing to start UTHSC OT program, it has already served as a beacon of encouragement, consistently pushing me beyond my comfort zone and igniting my passion for the field. Through invaluable mentorship from alumni and current students. I have gained knowledge that has not only expanded my understanding of occupational therapy but has also equipped me with the skills necessary to thrive as a future practitioner. With each passing day, my appreciation for UTHSC's dedication to excellence in education deepens, solidifying my conviction that this institution is where I belong. ... Read 22 reviews

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McGovern Medical School

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Economics (ph.d.), economics (ph.d.) | graduate.

Our doctoral program in Economics provides rigorous training in applied economic analysis, microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, game theory, and econometrics. Our graduates are at the forefront of applied economics research spanning fields like public finance, household economics, international economics, behavioral economics, and labor economics.

The Ph.D. program in Economics at Howard’s Graduate School provides students with rigorous technical training in applied economic analysis, microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, game theory, and econometrics. Our program prepares students for careers in academia, public policy, and government as leading economists, consultants, statisticians, and senior researchers. You'll benefit from Howard’s premier location at the center of policymaking in Washington, DC, and have access to a network of top-ranked and nationally recognized economic institutions, consulting firms, think tanks, and government agencies, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the Federal Reserve. You may choose from four distinct fields of specialization: growth and development, urban economics, labor economics, and international economics. Our students shape their course of study in a major subfield and in a minor subfield and pursue original policy-relevant research tailored to their individualized program of study. Regularly scheduled graduate seminars and workshops offer a forum for you to present your early-stage research or learn about the latest research in your fields from invited speakers. The Department of Economics is affiliated with research centers like the Center on Race and Wealth, the Center of Excellence in Housing and Urban Research and Policy, and the Center for Urban Progress. You will also benefit from the close mentorship of faculty who are committed to your professional development and are at the forefront of economics research spanning fields including public finance, household economics, environmental economics, international economics, development economics, econometrics, behavioral economics, and labor economics.

Program Snapshot

      ❱  72 credit hours       ❱  Full-time       ❱  On-campus format       ❱  Degree: Ph.D.

Application Deadlines

Spring 2024 entry:         ❱  Nov. 1, 2023  (final deadline)

Fall 2024 entry:         ❱  Dec. 1, 2023  (early deadline)       ❱  Feb. 15, 2024  (priority deadline)       ❱  Apr. 15, 2024  (final deadline)

Applicants should submit their applications as early as possible for earlier consideration of departmental funding opportunities. Applicants have until the final deadline to apply. However, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the admissions cycle. 

Transfer credits accepted (reviewed by program director; up to 24 approved credits from the student's master's program may be transferred into the Ph.D. program)

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• Degree Classification: Graduate
• Related Degrees: Ph.D.

Admission Requirements

Application for admission.

• Online GradCAS  application
• Statement of purpose/ Statement of academic interest ( 500-1,000 words )
• GRE scores not required
• Official transcripts sent to GradCAS
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or the international equivalent 
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• Autobiographical statement ( 500-750 words )

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Gre preferred minimums    .

• GRE Verbal Reasoning: N/A
• GRE Quantitative Reasoning: N/A
• GRE Analytical Writing: N/A

GPA Required Minimums    

• Overall GPA minimum: 3.0
• Undergrad GPA minimum: 3.0

Prerequisite Courses 

No expiration date for course prerequisites. Special admission with some conditions will be considered on an individual basis.

• Intermediate Economic Theory (6 semester credit hrs of Intermediate EconomicTheory)
• Economics (12 semester credit hrs of any Economic courses)
• Mathematics for Economists or Differential Calculus (a course or 3 semester credit hrs of Mathematics for Economists or Differential Calculus)
• Statistics (6 semester credit hrs of Statistics)

For students with a master's degree in Economics or a related field:  

Students admitted into the Ph.D. program with a master's degree in Economics or a related field must have a GPA of well over B and a minimum of 24 graduate-level course credits, including at least 6 semester credit hrs in economic theory, 3 semester credit hrs in econometrics, and 3 semester credit hrs in graduate-level statistics. 

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Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences

Learn the theory, apply the tools, and make a difference

Penn’s Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences (MBDS) is informed by contemporary theories and research methods of behavioral economics, decision sciences, network analysis, and public policy. Our program equips students with theoretical and practical tools to address a variety of real-life problems, putting you ahead of the curve in a growing field of study.

Our interdisciplinary degree prepares you to understand how individuals and groups make decisions, and how to effect those decisions. Housed in the School of Arts and Sciences, the MBDS program is rooted in the social sciences—the skills we teach help you make a positive, sustainable impact in your area of interest.

Penn's MBDS program is a STEM-designated program, coded as 30.1701.

Please note: GRE test scores are required for applicants who have less than five years of professional experience.

Impact decisions and behaviors in a variety of fields

Hear from Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences Founding Director Cristina Bicchieri about how this unique theoretical and applied master’s degree provides the understanding and tools students need to enact behavioral change in individuals and in organizations.

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Exclusive projects and industry engagement

The Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences (MBDS) program at the University of Pennsylvania is a training ground for the next generation of applied behavioral scientists. Opportunities to engage with our industry affiliates—such as applied projects, skills-focused workshops, and industry-expert lectures and panels—open new perspectives and professional connections for our students.

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Upcoming application deadlines

The application deadline for fall 2024 is February 1, 2024.

The priority admission deadline for fall 2025 is December 1, 2024. The regular deadline is February 1, 2025.

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Led by MBDS Founding Director Cristina Bicchieri, this research center aims to support positive behaviors on a global scale.

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Ph.D. in Economics

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Ranked #17 among all public economics programs in the country ( U.S. News & World Report ), the UCI graduate program in economics offers students five years of guaranteed funding .

Scholars in the department have a proven track record of earning competitive research funding from national agencies, including the National Science Foundation, Army Office of Research, and U.S. Department of Agriculture; from private foundations including the Russell Sage Foundation and Arnold Foundation; and from campus-level fellowships, such as the Public Impact, Fletcher Jones and Chancellor's Club fellowships.

The department has achieved national stature by attracting well-known senior scholars to its faculty and through the advancement of a host of young economists who have achieved national prominence. Graduate students within the department have incredible opportunities to publish alongside these world-renowned faculty.

And if that wasn't enough, the UCI campus - located less than 10 miles from Newport Beach - is the #1 university doing the most for the American dream ( New York Times College Access Index ), and the #1 ranked best value university in the U.S. ( Forbes ).

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LOCATION Campus is located less than 10 miles from Newport Beach.  

FUNDING Admitted students receive 5 years of guaranteed funding.  

SPECIAL PROGRAMS Special programs in transportation economics and public choice are available to interested students.

DEGREE Ph.D.; a master's degree may be earned while in pursuit of the Ph.D.  

ENROLLMENT Full-time, on-campus with housing.    

METHODOLOGY Quantitative, qualitative, and multi-method approaches to micro and macro issues.

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  T he department has 32 permanent faculty members with research and teaching interests that span a broad range of fields. In addition to strengths in micro theory, macroeconomics, and econometrics, the department has expertise in many applied fields.

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• California high-speed rail demand forecasts
• Public health
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Students have an opportunity to earn a master's degree while in pursuit of their Ph.D. And graduate students from UCI's economics program have gone on to work in high-tech startups, research consultancy companies, government offices, and in professorial posts around the world.  

  Life as a UCI Ph.D. student is really fun... we find time to work and play here.  

- Nikki Tavasoli, '20  

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If full funding, opportunities to publish, and a proven track record of excellence in the field are what you're looking for in a graduate program, contact us today to learn more about UCI economics.  

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Summer School & Workshop in Experimetrics & Behavioral Economics

13 may 2024, 21 july 2024, 27 july 2024, 02 june 2024.

The Summer School has been thought of as a week spent in an unconventional university, with classrooms spread throughout an old town in Southern Italy and different levels of parallel lectures, targeted for Master, PhD , or Post-doctoral student s: up to 70 students listening and discussing about Experimental Methods, Econometrics and Behavioral Economics, with more than 30 senior scholars, among keynote speakers and other speakers.

Summer School & Workshop in EXPERIMETRICS & BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS Soleto  (Apulia, South of Italy), July 21-27, 2024

Organized by CIMEO (Centre for Investigation and Modeling of Experimental Observations), Sapienza University of Rome. 

The Summer School has been thought of as a week spent in an unconventional university, with classrooms spread throughout an old town in Southern Italy and different levels of parallel lectures, targeted for Master, PhD, or Post-doctoral student s: up to 70 students listening and discussing Experimental Methods, Econometrics, and Behavioral Economics, with more than 30 senior scholars, among keynote speakers and other speakers.

Here, you have a short  video of the 2023 edition .

Keynote Speakers of this edition will be: 

• Pierpaolo Battigalli (Bocconi University)
• Gabriele Camera (Chapman University)
• Alessandra Cassar (University of San Francisco)
• Daniela Di Cagno (LUISS Guido Carli)
• Martin Dufwenberg (University of Arizona)
• Volodymyr Lugovskyy (Indiana University)
• Peter Moffat (University of East Anglia)
• Rosemarie Nagel (Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona)
• Daniela Puzzello (Indiana University)
• Giancarlo Spagnolo (Tor Vergata University of Rome)

A Final Workshop will be held on the same topics at the end of the Summer School.   Senior researchers are welcome to submit an extended abstract to the Final Workshop .

Four special issues  ( Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics , Journal of Behavioral Economics for Policy , Italian Economic Journa l)  have been organized in association with the different topics of the Summer School and the Final Workshop:

On behalf of the organizing team

(Giuseppe Attanasi, Sapienza University of Rome; Federico Atzori, University of Cagliari; ⁠Luca Corazzini, University of Milano-Bicocca; ⁠Nicola Davola, University of Rome Foro Italico; ⁠Maryia Orsich, Philipps-Universität Marburg; Angelica De Fabrizio, ⁠Alessandro Giovannitti & Maria Luigia Signore, Sapienza University of Rome),

We are looking forward to having you in Soleto!

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Ph.D. Program in Economics

Graduates have exceptional research training in economic theory and the quantitative tools required for innovative research on complex economic problems..

The purpose of the Ph.D. program in Economics is to educate scientists who will advance the frontiers of economic knowledge through research and teaching.

The program is designed to provide students with sound training in economic theory, and the quantitative tools required for innovative research on economic problems. Equally important, the program is structured to allow students both time and guidance for research activities.

The goal of the doctoral program in economics is to help students learn to do original, creative research. Unlike most graduate programs in economics, we have chosen not to impose rigid course requirements on students. Instead, we emphasize involving students in research early in their graduate careers. Students in the doctoral program in economics at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon take courses in order to learn the fundamental principles of economic theory underlying all areas of application, and to master the analytic and modeling techniques of the practicing research economist. In-depth knowledge of specialized areas is required as a by-product of research activity.

At the completion of the Ph.D. program in economics at the Tepper School, a student should have mastered the fundamental principles of economic theory and the quantitative tools required for basic and applied research. Additionally, the student should have attained a level of skill in research techniques which will serve as the basis for continued self-development.

• Students are expected to obtain knowledge of substantive research areas by taking elective courses, attending and participating in seminars, working with the faculty, and reading research papers.
• Students are urged to actively involve themselves in the intellectual life of the school.
• Seminars are a fundamental mechanism for exchange of information throughout the profession, and they are an essential professional activity of a successful research economist.
• Students should plan to attend weekly seminars throughout their stay at the business school.

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• Real Business Cycles
• Expectations and Indeterminacy of Monetary Equilibrian Experimental Economies
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• Variation in Wages and Hours of Work Over the Business Cycle
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• The Distribution of Income Within and Across Households
• The Results of Deregulation
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• The Economics Behind Marketing "New and Improving" Products
• Risk Analysis and Management
• Estimation and Inference for Dynamic Economic Models
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• The Endogeneity of Appropriability and R&D Investment

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Early Life Conditions, Time Preferences, and Savings

• Erasmus School of Economics

This study examines how early-life exposure to food scarcity influences individuals' long-term time preferences and savings behavior. To this end, we analyze hand-collected historical data on livestock availability during World War II at the province level, alongside detailed survey data on elicited time preferences and household savings.

(with Effrosyni Adamopoulou and Eleftheria Triviza )

By leveraging differences across cohorts and provinces in a difference-in-differences framework, we find that individuals who experienced more severe scarcity during childhood develop higher levels of patience later in life and tend to hold more (precautionary) savings, conditional on income. Our findings suggest that exposure to protein scarcity during the first years of life and in utero can instigate a lasting increase in prudent behavior in the form of a coping mechanism.

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