Dr. Adam Oliver

Biography

Adam Oliver is a leading figure in the field of behavioural public policy, boasting an economic background and a PhD that empirically challenges the axioms of rational choice theory and health outcomes. His early career involved conducting studies on a wide range of behavioural economic phenomena, including concepts such as prospect theory, rank-dependent utility theory, and the Allais and Ellsberg paradoxes. In recent years, he has contributed significantly to the development of the field of behavioural public policy, which focuses on integrating findings from behavioural economics and science into public policy issues. Oliver authored a trilogy of books on this subject: 'Origins of Behavioural Public Policy' (2017), 'Reciprocity in Behavioural Public Policy' (2019), and 'Political Economy of Behavioural Public Policy' (2023), all published by Cambridge University Press. He is a co-founder of the journal 'Behavioural Public Policy', the Annual International Behavioural Public Policy Conference, and serves as the Founding Chair of the International Behavioural Public Policy Association. Oliver actively teaches and supervises PhD students in behavioural economics, behavioural science, and public policy, and is recognized as one of the foremost experts in his field.

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