The O’Donnell Center for Behavioral Economics aims to broaden the reach of behavioral economics. In particular, to foster novel research agendas, the center is home to the Behavioral Economics 3.0 IdeasHub.
The Behavioral Economics 3.0 IdeasHub provides an opportunity for faculty, graduate students, and young researchers to explore evidence and insights from fields outside of economics, such as biology, neuroscience, and psychology.
A list of readings for each semester is provided at the end of this article.
Interested?
The Behavioral Economics 3.0 IdeasHub is open to UC Berkeley PhD students who are able to commit to the time and assignments. The Group meets for one hour roughly every other week. In addition to completing the assigned readings, all participants are expected to submit three slides capturing the readings’ main take-aways, results, and relevance for economics research a day prior to the meeting.
Due to growing interest, the Center is exploring avenues to open selected meetings to a wider audience. Apply here
Past Readings
Oct 2
Oct 16
Dec 4
The Gray Area with Sean Hilling (podcast), Episode: Your Mind Needs Chaos
May 23
- Poverty, Depression, and Anxiety: Causal Evidence & Mechanisms (Ridley, Rao, et al)
- Cognitive Models of Depression (Beck)
May 9
- Social Media & Mental Health, Braghieri et al
- Surgeon General Advisory, Social Media & Youth mental health
- Surgeon General Warns that Social Media May Harm Children & Adolescents, NYT
- The Great Rewiring, Unplugged (Nature)