Reconciling Normative and Behavioural Economics

A Conference to be held at University of East Anglia, UK

April 3-5 2008

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Conference Programme 

(The Conference Programme is now almost finalised - there may be some minor changes before the start of the conference)

Thursday 3rd April 

Friday 4th April 

Saturday 5th April 

0900-0930 Arrivals and Registration - Tea and Coffee
0930-0940 Introduction - Bob Sugden
0940-1030 Peter Ubel - Combating the obesity epidemic: policy in the presence of unconscious decisions and impulsive behaviours
1030-1100 Peter Ubel - Discussion
1100-1120 Morning Break - Tea and Coffee
1120-1150 Ben McQuillin - Normative assumptions and the Reconciliation Problem
1150-1200 Ben McQuillin - Discussion
1200-1230 Till Gruene-Yanoff - Old Wine In New Casks: ‘Soft’ Paternalism Still Violates Liberal Principles
1230-1240 Till Gruene-Yanoff - Discussion

Lunch

1400-1450 Peter Wakker - When normative and descriptive departed: how to abridge the difference
1450-1520 Peter Wakker - Discussion
1520-1550 Jose Luis Pinto Prades - Another explanation of the disparity between individual and social utilities ...
1550-1600 Jose Luis Pinto Prades - Discussion
1600-1620 Afternoon Break - Tea and Coffee
1620-1710 Chris Starmer - Reconciling normative and behavioural Economics - some lessons from experimental markets
1710-1740 Chris Starmer - Discussion
1740-1810 Greg Davies - Pure risk measures for portfolio optimisation
1810-1820 Greg Davies - Discussion
0900-0950 Ed Diener - Measures of well-being for policy use
0950-1020 Ed Diener - Discussion
1020-1040 Morning Break - Tea and Coffee
1040-1130 Paul Dolan - Making SWB more relevant to policy: some issues in the context of older people
1130-1200 Paul Dolan - Discussion
1200-1230 Robert Metcalfe - Valuing non-market goods: A comparison of preference-based and experienced-based approaches
1230-1240 Robert Metcalfe - Discussion

Lunch

1400-1430 Hanneke Luth - Extending the scope of the Unfair Terms discipline in consumer contracts – an economic and behavioural perspective
1430-1440 Hanneke Luth - Discussion
1440-1530 Eric Rasmusen - Internalities and paternalism: applying surplus maximisation to the various selves across time
1530-1600 Eric Rasmusen - Discussion
1600-1620 Afternoon Break - Tea and Coffee
1620-1650 Graham Loomes - Intervening in markets when consumer rationality is bounded
1650-1700 Graham Loomes - Discussion
1700-1750 Eric van Damme - Competition, consumer protection law and behavioural economics
1750-1820 Eric van Damme - Discussion
0900-0930 Sayantan Ghosal - Decisions with endogenous frames
0930-0940 Sayantan Ghosal - Discussion
0940-1030 Bruno Frey - Should national happiness be maximized?
1030-1100 Bruno Frey - Discussion
1100-1120 Morning Break - Tea and Coffee
1120-1210 Robert Sugden - Market simulation and the provision of public goods: coherent procedures for satisfying incoherent preferences
1210-1240 Robert Sugden - Discussion
1240-1430

Lunch (Buffet) and Open Discussion

       

Introduction

Conference Overview

Speakers

Call for Papers

Information

About Norwich