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Individual Behaviour and Economic Performance: Methodological Challenges and Institutional Context

Project description

Shedding light on the personal side of economics

Economics, finance, practical philosophy and neuroscience scholars are coming together in a multidisciplinary setting to study individual behaviour and economic performance. More precisely, they will focus on the economic outcomes of prevalent individual differences in cognitive capacity and neurophysiology. The EU-funded IBEP project, led by Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia, in collaboration with Aalto University and the University of Helsinki in Finland and Tel Aviv University in Israel, will build on a societally challenging research field, advanced contemporary research methodology and cost-efficient knowledge transfer activities for long-lasting effects in research excellence. The project's findings will highlight the importance of better economic policies and institutions that take into account the differences between people as well as their different responses to policy measures, leading to better utilisation of human capital endowment and enhanced economic performance.

Objective

Individual Behaviour and Economic Performance: Methodological Challenges and Institutional Context is a project led by Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech, Estonia) in collaboration with internationally leading counterparts Aalto University (Finland), University of Helsinki (Finland) and Tel Aviv University (Israel). The project aims at networking between the partners for research capacity building at TalTech and achievement of lasting synergies in the consortium in the academically and societally promising area of generating a better understanding of linkages between individual behaviour and economic performance. Behavioural economics has deepened our understanding of various deviations from rationality in economic performance. Economic outcomes of prevalent individual differences in cognitive capacity and neurophysiology as well as in beliefs and preferences warrant further investigation. Moreover, better designed economic policy and institutions, which take into account that people are different and their wellbeing responds differently to any given policy measures, leads to better utilisation of human capital endowment and enhanced economic performance. The project is a joint effort of economics, finance, practical philosophy and neuroscience scholars, where several internationally highly renowned professors work under a comprehensive set of networking and capacity building activities together with established and early stage researchers in a stimulating multidisciplinary setting. The cohesive consortium provides a unique platform for achieving novelty and excellence in research and developing the research profile of TalTech and its team by integrating TalTech and the partners into a highly functional and unique interdisciplinary partnership. The value of the project builds on a societally challenging research field, advanced contemporary research methodology and cost-efficient knowledge transfer activities for long-lasting effects in research excellence.

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(opens in new window) H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-2020

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Coordinator

TALLINNA TEHNIKAÜLIKOOL
Net EU contribution

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€ 400 000,00
Address
EHITAJATE TEE 5
12616 Tallinn
Estonia

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Region
Eesti Eesti Põhja-Eesti
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 400 000,00

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