Behavioural Economics 2.0
Professor Jens Ludwig, Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago
Professor Ludwig explores how the behavioural revolution revealed predictable patterns in human decision-making errors, enabling effective nudges. "Behavioural economics 2.0" uses big data and AI to offer personalised guidance for complex, high-stakes decisions, helping individuals align actions with their unique goals and circumstances.
Professor Jens Ludwig is the Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, Pritzker Director of the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab, co-director of the Education Lab, and codirector of the National Bureau of Economic Research’s working group on the economics of crime.
The Downing Public Lecture Series
Distinguished visiting economists are invited to present at the Downing Lecture for the purpose of promoting analysis and discussion of economic and social research policy. The lectures series have been made possible by a generous fellowship that was established by friends and colleagues of the late Professor Richard Downing (BA (Hons) 1936), in memory of his life and work.
Richard Ivan Downing was Ritchie Professor of Research and Economics in the University from 1952 until his death in 1975. Not only did Professor Downing make significant contributions to economic research in this position, he also put much effort into guiding and fostering the research interests of students and staff. For twenty years he edited The Economic Record. He also played a prominent part in founding the now Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.