How does experienced behaviour change normative expectations regarding socially beneficial actions?
Revise & Resubmit · Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
I am a PhD candidate at the UWA Centre for Environmental Economics & Policy, supervised by Steven G.M. Schilizzi, Chi Nguyen, and David J. Pannell. Using laboratory experiments and agent-based modelling, I study the role of social norms and incentive mechanisms in shaping cooperative behaviour and collective action. My job market paper is under revise & resubmit at the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics.
I am interested in the economics and underpinnings of voluntary cooperation, and the effectiveness of social incentives as a lever for aligning personal interests with collective interests. My research focuses on studying the role of social norms in enhancing the effects of financial incentives on cooperative behaviour and how social norm enforcement mechanisms should be designed to trigger cooperative normative change.