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In this podcast we talk to Dr Gigi Foster, Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales Business School. Dr Foster speaks about how to take account of concepts such as loyalty and greed in existing economic frameworks. She also talks about mathematically modelling the dynamics of love, and exploring whether social norms prevent women from earning more household income. 

Disclaimer: BETA's podcasts discuss behavioural economics and insights with a range of academics, experts and practitioners. The views expressed are those of the individuals interviewed and do not necessarily reflect those of the Australian Government.

BETA Podcast - Interview with Dr Gigi Foster

In this podcast we talk to Elizabeth Hardy, Senior Lead for Behavioural Insights at the Impact and Innovation Unit in the Government of Canada. Elizabeth oversees the application of behavioural science and design to public policy challenges.

Disclaimer: BETA's podcasts discuss behavioural economics and insights with a range of academics, experts and practitioners. The views expressed are those of the individuals interviewed and do not necessarily reflect those of the Australian Government.

BETA Podcast: Interview with Elizabeth Hardy

How can we boost the attendance of people from ethnic minorities and poorer backgrounds at universities, graduate programs and youth programs? Michael Sanders spoke to BETA in their most recent podcast about his work applying behavioural insights to tackle these issues.


Disclaimer: BETA's podcasts discuss behavioural economics and insights with a range of academics, experts and practitioners. The views expressed are those of the individuals interviewed and do not necessarily reflect those of the Australian Government.

BETA Podcast: Interview with Michael Sanders

This week’s episode of the BETA podcast dissects the issue, with Professor Ben Newell, Deputy Head of the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales, and Harry Greenwell, BETA’s own head of trial design and evaluation.

Ben goes through some famous replication-fails, while Harry talks about what BETA and others are doing to mitigate these risks and give confidence to findings.

Disclaimer: BETA's podcasts discuss behavioural economics and insights with a range of academics, experts and practitioners. The views expressed are those of the individuals interviewed and do not necessarily reflect those of the Australian Government.

BETA Podcast: Replication Crisis

Disclosure is supposed to act as a warning so clients can adjust their decision or behaviour accordingly. But is that how disclosures actually work in the real world?

BETA is joined on its latest podcast by one of the world’s leading experts in this area—Professor Sunita Sah of Cornell University. She talks to BETA’s then acting head of Behavioural Advice, Janine Bialecki, about what the evidence really says. Don’t miss this one.

Disclaimer: BETA's podcasts discuss behavioural economics and insights with a range of academics, experts and practitioners. The views expressed are those of the individuals interviewed and do not necessarily reflect those of the Australian Government.

BETA podcast: When conflict of interest disclosures backfire

Join us for this fascinating chat with one of the world’s leading experts in the field, Professor Toby Walsh.

Toby chats to BETA’s resident data science expert, Dr Shea Houlihan, about the future of AI and the major role behavioural science can play. Don’t miss this one.

Disclaimer: BETA's podcasts discuss behavioural economics and insights with a range of academics, experts and practitioners. The views expressed are those of the individuals interviewed and do not necessarily reflect those of the Australian Government.

BETA Podcast - Interview with Dr Gigi Foster

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