Professor Dr. Gustav Tinghög

Biography

Gustav Tinghög is a Professor at Linköping University, where he focuses on understanding the everyday decision-making processes at both the individual and societal levels. His main research area is decision-making, particularly in health care priority setting. Tinghög investigates the interplay between intuition, reflection, emotion, and economic decision-making, critiquing the conventional model of Homo Economicus, which assumes that individuals act out of selfish preferences and full rationality. Recognizing that real-world decision-making is impacted by bounded rationality, he explores how dual-process models of thinking, which include intuitive ('System 1') and reflective ('System 2') approaches, affect economic decisions. His research also addresses the complexities involved in health care priority setting, seeking to balance ethical considerations with effective resource allocation. Tinghög's work enhances the understanding of motivations and psychological mechanisms that influence decision-makers in health policy contexts. He is involved in various research projects and receives funding from notable sources such as the Ragnar Söderberg Fellowship and the Marianne Marcus Wallenberg Foundation.

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