Thursday, March 16, 2017
Postdoc Position UCD
UCD Post-Doctoral Research Fellow level 1 in Behavioural Economics/Behavioural Science, UCD School of Economics (Temporary)
Applications are invited for a two year research fellowship at the UCD School of Economics. The University has recently hired a new AIB Professor in Behavioural Economics. In September 2017 the School of Economics will offer an MSc in Behavioural Economics. The AIB Professor of Behavioural Economics will develop a comprehensive behavioural science research centre based around three main clusters of activity: measurement of economic behaviour; life-cycle models of economic behaviour; ethics of behavioural science policy. The successful candidate will work closely with the AIB Professor of Behavioural Economics to develop this comprehensive scientific research and teaching programme in this area at UCD. The successful candidate’s duties will be split between developing research publications, developing the broader research activities of the centre, and contributing to the development of the UCD MSc in Behavioural Economics. The candidate will receive substantial support in their own personal academic development.
Salary: €33,975 - €34,974 per annum
Appointment on the above salary range will be dependent on qualifications and experience
Closing Date: 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) Wednesday 31 of May 2017
Tuesday, March 07, 2017
Irish Health Research Funding
See below for two particularly important health research funding competitions currently open.
Health Research Board: Applied Partnership Awards
These support collaborative research projects between academic researchers and knowledge users, focusing on themes which are determined by the documented needs to the Irish health and social care system. Findings should have a direct impact on the decision making of the knowledge user’s organisation. Applicant teams must nominate a lead applicant for research and a lead applicant for knowledge. Lead applicant researchers must hold a post at an HRB recognised host institution in the Republic of Ireland. Co-applicants may be from outside of the Republic of Ireland. Funding is worth up to €200,000 for projects with a duration between one and two years. A minimum co-funding of 20 per cent is required. These awards will be issued under a rolling call. There will be two distinct cycles for peer-review (as below). This is to allow researchers and partner organisations to develop timely collaborations, yet have the flexibility to submit to either the first or the second peer review cycle. Peer review cycle 1 – May – August 2017. Peer review cycle 2 – October – December 2017. Full details.
Health Research Board - SPHeRE PhD programme
This aims to cultivate researchers through a four year full-time structured PhD programme. The programme is a joint initiative of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork, with funded scholars having the option to also register at University College Dublin, National University Ireland Galway, NUI Maynooth, the University of Limerick or Dublin City University. Individuals with an interest in carrying out research on population health or health services in the Irish context and from a wide range of academic and clinical disc iplines, including public health, health psychology, health economics, health policy, general practice, biostatistics, health geography and social science, may apply. Six full-time PhD positions are funded. The programme includes a professional skills training allowance, travel funds to national training days and international conferences, and an annual stipend of €18,000 as well as a laptop computer and PhD fees. Applications due by 12 noon, 24 March 2017. Full details.
Health Research Board: Applied Partnership Awards
These support collaborative research projects between academic researchers and knowledge users, focusing on themes which are determined by the documented needs to the Irish health and social care system. Findings should have a direct impact on the decision making of the knowledge user’s organisation. Applicant teams must nominate a lead applicant for research and a lead applicant for knowledge. Lead applicant researchers must hold a post at an HRB recognised host institution in the Republic of Ireland. Co-applicants may be from outside of the Republic of Ireland. Funding is worth up to €200,000 for projects with a duration between one and two years. A minimum co-funding of 20 per cent is required. These awards will be issued under a rolling call. There will be two distinct cycles for peer-review (as below). This is to allow researchers and partner organisations to develop timely collaborations, yet have the flexibility to submit to either the first or the second peer review cycle. Peer review cycle 1 – May – August 2017. Peer review cycle 2 – October – December 2017. Full details.
Health Research Board - SPHeRE PhD programme
This aims to cultivate researchers through a four year full-time structured PhD programme. The programme is a joint initiative of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork, with funded scholars having the option to also register at University College Dublin, National University Ireland Galway, NUI Maynooth, the University of Limerick or Dublin City University. Individuals with an interest in carrying out research on population health or health services in the Irish context and from a wide range of academic and clinical disc iplines, including public health, health psychology, health economics, health policy, general practice, biostatistics, health geography and social science, may apply. Six full-time PhD positions are funded. The programme includes a professional skills training allowance, travel funds to national training days and international conferences, and an annual stipend of €18,000 as well as a laptop computer and PhD fees. Applications due by 12 noon, 24 March 2017. Full details.
March 10th Stirling Workshop on Valuation and Well-Being
Workshop on Valuation and Well-Being
On March 10th, we will host a workshop on valuation and well-being in Stirling University. Those with an interest in the area are welcome to attend. There is no registration fee but places are limited by space and we would ask people to register in advance at the following link. The preliminary programme is below and will be updated shortly.
Scope of Workshop
The key aim of the workshop is to advance understanding of the comparison between different methods of revealing preferences and valuations for public and private goods. One key aspect of this is to understand how well-being and stated preferences measures compare and contrast. While there has been some literature on this, there is still a lot needed to be learned about this comparison. Furthermore, we would like to understand what new methods such as the day reconstruction method contribute to understanding about revealed preference.
- Comparing well-being and stated preference measures to value cultural and heritage goods
- Using day reconstruction methods to develop new measures of well-being and revealed preference
- The potential for validated mental health measures to be used in valuing public goods
- Examining psychological features of stated preference elicitation
- Comparing revealed and stated preference measures
Programme:
9am to 915am: Opening and Introduction: Liam Delaney (University College Dublin).
9.15 to 10am: Nick Hanley (St Andrews): “Emotions, personality and stated choices for environmental public goods”, (with Christopher and Mikolaj Czajkowski.)
10am to 1045am: Mirko Moro (Stirling): "Valuing the Environment using Well-Being Data".
Coffee
11am to 11.45: David Comerford (Stirling): "Inferring Preferences from Choice Data: The Role of Act Utility". (with Leo Lades).
11.45 to 1230: Susana Mourato (LSE): "Well-Being and Stated Preference Approaches for Valuing Cultural and Heritage Goods".
1230 to 130: Lunch
1.30 to 2.15: Leo Lades (Stirling): "Assessing subjective well-being when preferences are dynamically inconsistent" (with Liam Delaney).
2.15 to 3pm: Verity Watson (Aberdeen): "Using social psychology to improve stated preference responses: Evidence from the lab".
3pm to 345pm: Professor Danny Campbell (Stirling); "Response latency in stated preference surveys: does it matter?".
Conclusion and Keynote: Glenn Harrison (George State University).
On March 10th, we will host a workshop on valuation and well-being in Stirling University. Those with an interest in the area are welcome to attend. There is no registration fee but places are limited by space and we would ask people to register in advance at the following link. The preliminary programme is below and will be updated shortly.
Scope of Workshop
The key aim of the workshop is to advance understanding of the comparison between different methods of revealing preferences and valuations for public and private goods. One key aspect of this is to understand how well-being and stated preferences measures compare and contrast. While there has been some literature on this, there is still a lot needed to be learned about this comparison. Furthermore, we would like to understand what new methods such as the day reconstruction method contribute to understanding about revealed preference.
- Comparing well-being and stated preference measures to value cultural and heritage goods
- Using day reconstruction methods to develop new measures of well-being and revealed preference
- The potential for validated mental health measures to be used in valuing public goods
- Examining psychological features of stated preference elicitation
- Comparing revealed and stated preference measures
Programme:
9am to 915am: Opening and Introduction: Liam Delaney (University College Dublin).
9.15 to 10am: Nick Hanley (St Andrews): “Emotions, personality and stated choices for environmental public goods”, (with Christopher and Mikolaj Czajkowski.)
10am to 1045am: Mirko Moro (Stirling): "Valuing the Environment using Well-Being Data".
Coffee
11am to 11.45: David Comerford (Stirling): "Inferring Preferences from Choice Data: The Role of Act Utility". (with Leo Lades).
11.45 to 1230: Susana Mourato (LSE): "Well-Being and Stated Preference Approaches for Valuing Cultural and Heritage Goods".
1230 to 130: Lunch
1.30 to 2.15: Leo Lades (Stirling): "Assessing subjective well-being when preferences are dynamically inconsistent" (with Liam Delaney).
2.15 to 3pm: Verity Watson (Aberdeen): "Using social psychology to improve stated preference responses: Evidence from the lab".
3pm to 345pm: Professor Danny Campbell (Stirling); "Response latency in stated preference surveys: does it matter?".
Conclusion and Keynote: Glenn Harrison (George State University).
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
UCD MSc in Behavioural Economics: Info for Part-Time
See below for the main info on our new MSc in Behavioural Economics. I direct the programme and there will be a combination of 4 new modules specifically designed for the behavioral programme and core economics modules and electives. As said below, the level of this course will require that applicants have relevant undergraduate degrees, ideally in Economics but potentially another degree with an equivalent quantitative component. The part-time option is do this over 2 years, with the dissertation at the end of the second year. This may suit people living in Ireland who have employer support to take this training. As Director, I am happy to speak to people thinking about this option and there will be scope, for example, to conduct a dissertation in an area with direct relevance to your role. MSc students will also be heavily integrated with our research group and encouraged to attend seminars, journal clubs, network events, and related activity.
MSc Behavioural Economics
Graduate Taught (level 9 nfq, credits 90)
UCD School of Economics is Ireland’s leading economics department. Our staff are experts with international reputations in a wide range of topics such as macroeconomics, econometrics, applied microeconomics, behavioural economics, health economics, international trade and economic history. School members play a significant role in debating economic policy issues and in contributing to the formulation of economic policy. This is the only MSc in this area in Ireland and it is one of the few worldwide with a strong policy and regulatory focus.
The MSc in Behavioural Economics is an exciting new course devoted to providing an in-depth training in the area of behavioural economics. Students will take a range of rigorous economic modules but will specialise in understanding a range of new models that incorporate the latest evidence on human decision making. As well as being trained in the core concepts and theories of behavioural economics, students will also learn about the range of empirical methods used to test ideas in this area in lab and field settings. The MSc will also cover the ethical, legal, and regulatory context for the ideas of behavioural economics. Thus, the students will be equipped to apply these ideas in a wide range of academic, business, and policy settings.
This programme features small group teaching from leading economists and a supportive environment. Masters students are an integral part of our School community, attending research seminars and receiving a wide range of supports to help them prepare for their research thesis.
Course content & structure
This programme comprises 90 Credits of which 70 are taught and 20 are taken by dissertation.
In your first term, you will undertake a two-week preliminary course in mathematics and statistics. You will also take the following modules:
• Microeconomics
• Econometrics
• Behavioural Economics
• Topics in Psychological Science
• Research Skills
In your second term, you will take the following two core modules.
• Behavioural Economics: Policy Applications
• Experiments in Economics
You will also take two other modules. The following is an indicative list of modules that may be available:
• Advanced Microeconomics
• Advanced Econometrics
• Health and Welfare Economics
• Economics of Competition Policy
• Energy Economics and Policy
In summer term, you will do a supervised research thesis on a topic related to behavioural economics.
MSc Behavioural Economics
Graduate Taught (level 9 nfq, credits 90)
UCD School of Economics is Ireland’s leading economics department. Our staff are experts with international reputations in a wide range of topics such as macroeconomics, econometrics, applied microeconomics, behavioural economics, health economics, international trade and economic history. School members play a significant role in debating economic policy issues and in contributing to the formulation of economic policy. This is the only MSc in this area in Ireland and it is one of the few worldwide with a strong policy and regulatory focus.
The MSc in Behavioural Economics is an exciting new course devoted to providing an in-depth training in the area of behavioural economics. Students will take a range of rigorous economic modules but will specialise in understanding a range of new models that incorporate the latest evidence on human decision making. As well as being trained in the core concepts and theories of behavioural economics, students will also learn about the range of empirical methods used to test ideas in this area in lab and field settings. The MSc will also cover the ethical, legal, and regulatory context for the ideas of behavioural economics. Thus, the students will be equipped to apply these ideas in a wide range of academic, business, and policy settings.
This programme features small group teaching from leading economists and a supportive environment. Masters students are an integral part of our School community, attending research seminars and receiving a wide range of supports to help them prepare for their research thesis.
Course content & structure
This programme comprises 90 Credits of which 70 are taught and 20 are taken by dissertation.
In your first term, you will undertake a two-week preliminary course in mathematics and statistics. You will also take the following modules:
• Microeconomics
• Econometrics
• Behavioural Economics
• Topics in Psychological Science
• Research Skills
In your second term, you will take the following two core modules.
• Behavioural Economics: Policy Applications
• Experiments in Economics
You will also take two other modules. The following is an indicative list of modules that may be available:
• Advanced Microeconomics
• Advanced Econometrics
• Health and Welfare Economics
• Economics of Competition Policy
• Energy Economics and Policy
In summer term, you will do a supervised research thesis on a topic related to behavioural economics.
Monday, February 20, 2017
Economic research associate vacancies Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Economic research associate vacancies
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Type: 2 x temporary Research Associates
Start Date: Mid-March 2017
Duration: 2-3 months
Rate: £180 per day (negotiable)
Interested candidates should email their CV to bdu@fca.org.uk and Liridona.Asllani@fca.org.uk before Friday 3rd March 2017.
The Behavioural Economics and Data Science Unit (BDU) at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is offering two research associate positions to support ‘big data’ economic research projects with household finance microdata. BDU is led by Stefan Hunt (Head of BDU, PhD Harvard) and supports the FCA’s policy, competition, supervisory and enforcement functions by designing and executing high calibre original research.
The roles involve advanced data manipulation, preparing microdata for economic analysis and designing sensitivity analysis on our cloud-based servers. Suitable candidates should have obtained, or be in the process of obtaining, a master degree or PhD and have experience using R. The appropriate candidate will also have knowledge and experience of managing large datasets. Familiarity with R packages dplyr, tidyr, data table would give candidates an advantage. Candidates with strong experience of other coding software (e.g. MATLAB, SAS, STATA) would also be considered. Knowledge of financial markets is not essential.
These roles also offer an opportunity to work within the BDU at the FCA. BDU is a new initiative at the FCA and aims to apply modern theory and applications from behavioural economics and data science to solve contemporary economic problems and increase the FCA’s effectiveness in achieving its operational objectives. Current BDU research also includes large-scale randomized controlled trials in household finance and application of data mining and machine learning. The roles are based at the FCA’s offices in Canary Wharf, London.
These roles require the individual to work at least three days a week. Applicants are encouraged to indicate their availability in their application e-mail (e.g. X days per week).
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Type: 2 x temporary Research Associates
Start Date: Mid-March 2017
Duration: 2-3 months
Rate: £180 per day (negotiable)
Interested candidates should email their CV to bdu@fca.org.uk and Liridona.Asllani@fca.org.uk before Friday 3rd March 2017.
The Behavioural Economics and Data Science Unit (BDU) at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is offering two research associate positions to support ‘big data’ economic research projects with household finance microdata. BDU is led by Stefan Hunt (Head of BDU, PhD Harvard) and supports the FCA’s policy, competition, supervisory and enforcement functions by designing and executing high calibre original research.
The roles involve advanced data manipulation, preparing microdata for economic analysis and designing sensitivity analysis on our cloud-based servers. Suitable candidates should have obtained, or be in the process of obtaining, a master degree or PhD and have experience using R. The appropriate candidate will also have knowledge and experience of managing large datasets. Familiarity with R packages dplyr, tidyr, data table would give candidates an advantage. Candidates with strong experience of other coding software (e.g. MATLAB, SAS, STATA) would also be considered. Knowledge of financial markets is not essential.
These roles also offer an opportunity to work within the BDU at the FCA. BDU is a new initiative at the FCA and aims to apply modern theory and applications from behavioural economics and data science to solve contemporary economic problems and increase the FCA’s effectiveness in achieving its operational objectives. Current BDU research also includes large-scale randomized controlled trials in household finance and application of data mining and machine learning. The roles are based at the FCA’s offices in Canary Wharf, London.
These roles require the individual to work at least three days a week. Applicants are encouraged to indicate their availability in their application e-mail (e.g. X days per week).
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Cass Sunstein Public Lecture
Professor Cass Sunstein will visit UCD on March 31st. He will speak on "New Directions in Behaviorally Informed Policy". The talk will take place in the UCD Sutherland School of Law from 12pm to 2pm. Registration is free but places are limited by space and we ask participants to register.
About Professor Sunstein:
Cass R. Sunstein is currently the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. Mr. Sunstein has testified before congressional committees on many subjects, and he has been involved in constitution-making and law reform activities in a number of nations. Mr. Sunstein is author of many articles and books, including Republic.com (2001), Risk and Reason (2002), Why Societies Need Dissent (2003), The Second Bill of Rights (2004), Laws of Fear: Beyond the Precautionary Principle (2005), Worst-Case Scenarios (2001), Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008), Simpler: The Future of Government (2013) and most recently Why Nudge? (2014) and Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerou s Ideas (2014). He is now working on group decisionmaking and various projects on the idea of liberty
If you would like to attend please ensure you register here
Talks on Irish Health System
Two interesting upcoming lectures on the Irish health system courtesy of the UCD Health Systems Group:
How is the Irish Health System Financed? Stephan Mulvanny, Chief Financial Officer, Health Services Executive. 9th March 2017, 12:00-12:50, C005 Health Sciences Centre.
Current Status of Irish Health System: Opportunities and Challenges. Tony O'Brien, Director General, Health Services Executive. 4th of April, 11:00-11:50, C005 Health Sciences Centre.
These lectures are part of the inaugural elective module on Introduction to Health Systems coordinated by Assoc. Professor Hasheem Mannan, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems. Both lectures are free to attend and the places are limited. Please register your attendance in advance.
UCD Health Systems Group
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