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04/26/2012 - 04/26/2012 | Berlin

Paul Brest: Can Behavioural Economics Improve Charity, Reduce Poverty, and Save the Planet?

A lecture by Paul Brest, President and Director, Philanthropy Programme, The
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

Behavioural economics draws on insights from social
psychology, judgment and decision making, incentives, and
markets to understand and improve citizen’s and consumers’
decisions in areas from personal savings to conservation. Paul
Brest‘s lecture will review key premises of this work and describe
some promising applications to better people’s lives and
advance society.

Information on participating / attending:

Date:

04/26/2012 18:00 - 04/26/2012 19:30

Event venue:

Hertie School of Governance GmbH
Friedrichstraße 180
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany

Target group:

Business and commerce, Scientists and scholars

Email address:

Relevance:

transregional, national

Subject areas:

Economics / business administration, Politics, Social studies

Types of events:

Presentation / colloquium / lecture

Entry:

04/03/2012

Sender/author:

Kathrin Ackermann

Department:

Pressestelle

Event is free:

yes

Language of the text:

English

URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event39214

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