About
The Centre for Behavioural Experimental Action and Research (C-BEAR) is a collegial, interdisciplinary group of experts who use behavioural science and experimental methods to understand and address societal challenges. We integrate specialist knowledge in economics, politics, psychology, sociology, and management science to develop innovative and cutting-edge research. We employ an array of experimental methods, including laboratory, online, field, and natural experiments, as well as mathematical modelling and statistical analysis. C-BEAR is a hub that supports researchers and PhD students to develop research projects with social impact, and it helps industry and policymakers to achieve their goals by providing convincing evidence.
Informing policy for the future of work
During the Covid-19 pandemic, office workers had to migrate from the office to work from home.
People, projects and publications
People
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Doctor Fenfang Lin
LecturerDigital Marketing and Social Media
Sustainable Marketing
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail: Fenfang.Lin@soton.ac.ukTel: +44 23 8059 1947 -
Doctor Foivos Savva
Lecturer in EconomicsMicroeconomic Theory
Social Choice
Welfare Economics
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail: F.Savva@soton.ac.uk -
Hanna Reichelt
Political Psychology
Public Opinion
Democratic Resilience
Email: H.Reichelt@soton.ac.uk -
Doctor Ian Dawson
Associate ProfessorRisk perception
Risk communication
Judgment and decision making
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail: I.G.Dawson@soton.ac.ukTel: +44 23 8059 8094 -
Professor Jackie Wahba
Professor of EconomicsAccepting applications from PhD studentsEmail: J.Wahba@soton.ac.ukTel: +44 23 8059 3996 -
Doctor Jana Sadeh
Principal Teaching FellowThe dimensions underlying individual time and risk preferences
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail: Jana.Sadeh@soton.ac.uk -
Doctor Jane Parry
Associate ProfessorChanging workplaces and occupations
Workforce inequalities
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail: J.Parry@soton.ac.ukTel: +44 23 8059 3264 -
Mr Jason Lam
Morality (e.g., perception of metaethical agents; metaethical attitudes and measurement
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Doctor Joao V. Ferreira
Associate ProfessorBehavioural and experimental economics
Public economics
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail: J.Ferreira@soton.ac.ukTel: +44 23 8059 8735 -
Professor Konstantinos Katsikopoulos
Professor of Behavioural ScienceHuman decision making: Prescriptive and descriptive
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail: K.Katsikopoulos@soton.ac.ukTel: +44 23 8059 7716
I am interested in the underlying processes that lead to observed human behaviour. How to discover these processes experimentally leads to a fascinating set of questions.
I combine theoretical and experimental methods to study topics around taxation, voting behaviour, collective deliberation, and freedom of choice.
Related research institutes, centres and groups
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Centre for Risk Research
Our aim is to better understand the nature of risk and decision-making through research, consultancy and education. -
Centre for Democratic Futures
We carry out interdisciplinary research on the conditions of achieving democratic futures, ranging from conceptual debates to challenges of institutional innovation and public policy. -
Economic Theory and Experimental Economics
Economic theory provides a framework for understanding how people make decisions about allocating resources. We test and refine these theories in controlled experiments to better understand economic behaviour and inform policy makers to improve the well-being of society.