Applying Behavioural Economics to Public Policy

Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2

This special session of the Irish Economics and Psychology Conference 2012, designed for policymakers and others interested in the implications of behavioural economics for policy, will be held on Friday 30 November in the ESRI.

One of the UK’s leading policymakers will describe how insights from behavioural economics are being used to design new initiatives across UK government departments and agencies. The session will also hear from a leading behavioural economist on the potential benefits and dangers of applying this groundbreaking area to policy.

Programme
14.45 Registration, Tea/Coffee on arrival

15.00 How the Market Gives Us What We Want – Even if We Are Irrational
Professor Robert Sugden, University of East Anglia

15.45 Audience discussion

16.00 Applying Behavioural Insights to Public Policy
Dr. David Halpern, Head of the Behavioural Insights Team at the UK Cabinet Office

16.45 Audience discussion
17.00 Close