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experimental economics

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Surely a well-researched, promising solution by economists would work in the real world, wouldn’t it?

behavioural economics

Surely a well-researched, promising solution by economists would work in the real world, wouldn’t it?

Experiments by economists are no longer an academic curiosum. Insights from experiments have been endorsed by policymakers over the years to support their policies as scientific evidence makes their policies more convincing to the public. However, that does not mean a policy that is backed up by experimental evidence will

Are economists born or made?

Are economists born or made?

As we enter a new university year, it is worth considering a simple question. Who studies economics? Needless to say, (academic) economists have studied this important question. But the answers don’t look very good—for the economists. Experiments in Canada and the US involving university students show that economics