Insights from behavioural economics & science regarding COVID responses

<p>QUT's <a href="https://research.qut.edu.au/best/staff/stephen-whyte/" target="_blank">Dr Stephen Whyte</a> speaks with Economics Explored host Gene Tunny about insights from behavioural economics and science regarding COVID responses. </p><p>Stephen is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Behavioural Economics in the School of Economics & Finance, QUT. His research focus explores large scale decision making in mate choice settings. His work takes a multi-disciplinary approach in studying key sex differences in human behaviour, with work that bridges the fields of applied micro-economics, personality & social psychology, and evolutionary biology. His most recent research has explored such diverse topics as sex differences in nonbinary gender identification, male & female decision making in assisted reproductive & donor insemination medical environments, and preferences vs choice in cyber dating markets.</p><p><i>Material relevant to the discussion</i></p><p>Stephen's co-authored paper:</p><p><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1948550620952572" target="_blank">Can Psychological Traits Explain Mobility Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic?</a></p><p>Stephen's Brisbane ABC radio interview:</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/radio/brisbane/programs/evenings/aussie-larrakin/13142148" target="_blank">COVID lockdowns prove Aussies aren't larrikins after all</a></p><p>Economics Explored interview with Stephen's colleague Prof. Benno Torgler:</p><p><a href="https://economics-explained.simplecast.com/episodes/certified-corona-immunity-as-a-resource-with-prof-benno-torgler" target="_blank">Certified Corona-Immunity as a Resource with Prof. Benno Torgler</a></p><p><i>Get in touch</i></p><p>Get in touch with Economics Explored host Gene Tunny with any comments, suggestions, or questions by emailing him via: contact@economicsexplored.com</p>