Towards 'cohesive societies': economics of identity, norms and narratives
Thu 23 - Fri 24 Jun 2022
- Accessibility
- Baby changing facilities
- Online and in person
- Subtitles
- Wheelchair accessible venue
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- Venue
- The British Academy and online
- Price
- £6 - £40
- Event series
- The British Academy Conferences
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British Academy/Wellcome Trust Conferences bring together scholars and specialists from around the world to explore themes related to health and wellbeing.
We live in a strongly interdependent world, subject to constant social, political, economic and technological forces of change. This interdependence means that the cohesiveness of society is of fundamental importance as a key for unlocking change, especially in the political arena and the economic realm. This conference focuses on understanding how economic behaviour influences and is influenced by how societies cohere. It aims to bring such understanding, particularly, to the forefront of economic science. The conference will have three sessions (featuring four contributions each) devoted to the following sub-themes: (i) Economics and Identity; (ii) Social Norms and Economic Behaviour; (iii) Narrative Economics. This unique, interdisciplinary conference will address the multi-dimensionality of social cohesion; focus on economic issues, ranging from micro to macro behaviour; advance foundational and applied understanding as well as theoretical and empirical research; and deliver diverse scholarship of international standing.
Conference convenor: Dr Fabio Tufano, University of Nottingham
Speakers:
Day 1, Thursday 23 June
Professor Dominic Abrams FBA, University of Kent
Professor Tim Besley FBA, London School of Economics
Professor Cristina Bicchieri, University of Pennsylvania
Professor Leonardo Bursztyn, University of Chicago
Professor Davide Cantoni, University of Munich
Professor Jean-Paul Carvalho, University of Oxford
Professor Mary S. Morgan FBA, London School of Economics
Professor Imran Rasul FBA, University College London
Professor Moses Shayo, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Dr Fabio Tufano, University of Nottingham
Day 2, Friday 24 June
Professor Dominic Abrams FBA, University of Kent
Professor Roland Bénabou, Princeton University
Professor Tim Besley FBA, London School of Economics
Professor Paul Collier FBA, University of Oxford
Professor Amrita Dhillon, King's College London
Professor Paola Giuliano, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Professor Stephan Meier, Columbia University
Professor Friederike Mengel, University of Essex
Professor Mary S. Morgan FBA, London School of Economics
Book tickets online. When booking, you have a choice of an online or in-person ticket. Please book for each day separately.
In-person standard ticket: £40 per day
In-person concession ticket: £20 per day
Online standard ticket: £10 per day
Online concession ticket: £6 per day
In-person tickets include refreshments and lunch.
The concession rate applies to: unwaged / retired / early-career academics (within three years of completing PhD) / students / disabled. Free entrance is offered to companions or carers of disabled visitors.
Funded by Wellcome Trust
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