Professor Dr. Liam Delaney

Biography

Liam Delaney is a professor and the head of the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics. He has a robust research background intersecting economics, psychology, and public policy. Professor Delaney previously served as a Professor of Economics at University College Dublin where he led the development of the MSc in Behavioural Economics at the Geary Institute Experimental Lab. He has held significant academic positions including Deputy Dean of Stirling Management School and Deputy Director at UCD Geary Institute, where he contributed to various long-term empirical research projects focused on health and well-being. A Fulbright Fellow at Princeton University, he has also been a visiting fellow at the University of Sydney. His research includes published papers on the economic outcomes of mental health, preference measurement, and the ethical aspects of behavioural policies across notable journals like Social Science Medicine and Journal of Health Economics. His areas of expertise lie in behavioural science, behavioural economics, public policy, and health well-being.

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