Nudges in the Right Direction Center for Behavioral & Experimental Agri-Environmental Research
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Nudges in the Right Direction is a podcast produced by the Center for Behavioral & Experimental Agri-Environmental Research (CBEAR). CBEAR is co-directed by Dr. Kent Messer and Dr. Paul Ferraro at the University of Delaware & Johns Hopkins University. CBEAR is funded by the USDA's Economic Research Service.
For more information, please visit www.centerbear.org
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Experimental Economics - An Introduction
In this podcast, Mike McGrath is joined by Dr. Paul Ferraro of Johns Hopkins University to discuss how experimental economics can be used with agri-environmental programs. Similar to testing new agriculture techniques, such as a new crop variety or a new fertilizer method, experimental economics is a way to test proposed agriculture programs to develop evidence-based programs.
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Behavioral Economics 101
Mike McGrath is joined by the University of Delaware’s Dr. Kent Messer to discuss the use of behavioral economics and the Center for Behavioral and Experimental Agri-Environmental Research (CBEAR). In a field that combines psychology and economics, behavioral economics can help us understand how humans make decisions and how we can design programs to best achieve their goals.
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What is CBEAR?
Mike McGrath is joined by Dr. Kent Messer (University of Delaware) and Dr. Paul Ferraro (Johns Hopkins University), the co-directors of CBEAR, the Center for Behavioral & Experimental Agri-Environmental Research. They discuss the goals of CBEAR, who is involved, and what we can expect from CBEAR in the near future.