Behavioral Economics

Overview

<p>The Russell Sage Foundation's program on Behavioral Economics supports novel research that uses insights and methods from psychology, economics, sociology, political science and other social sciences to examine and improve social and living conditions in the United States. We seek investigator-initiated research proposals that will broaden our understanding of the social, economic and political consequences of actual behaviors and decisions.</p> <p>RSF is especially interested in research at the intersection of behavioral economics and behavioral sciences and its other programs—Future of Work; Race, Ethnicity and Immigration; Social Inequality. Priority will be given to field experiments, as opposed to lab experiments. Projects that can contribute to a more unified theory of human behavior to eventually eliminate the distinction between behavioral economics and the rest of economics are also of interest.</p> <p>The following examples illustrate, but do not exhaust, the topics and types of research the foundation would be interested in supporting:<br>• Choice Architecture<br>• Time Preferences<br>• Poverty, Inequality and Mobility<br>• Labor Markets<br>• Racial and Ethnic Bias<br>• Public Finance</p>