3rd Annual BEE-UK Conference 2026
3rd Annual BEE-UK Conference 2026
Join scholars, researchers, and practitioners to discuss the latest advances in behavioural and experimental economics and their real-world applications. The programme will feature a keynote, a panel discussion on “Changing the world with experiments”, contributed talks, posters, and ample time for networking and collaboration.
Hosted by the Behavioural & Experimental Economics Group, Department of Economics, University of Exeter, in partnership with the UK Network of Behavioural and Experimental Economists (BEE-UK).
Dates: 25 – 26 June 2026
Location: University of Exeter Business School
Note that there will be a summer school on “Implementing Experimental Designs: Best Practices for Software Programming” to be held on 22-24 June 2026 at the University of Exeter just before the conference. The summer school will be of particular interest to junior experimental economics researchers who are keen to learn the best practices for translating experimental design ideas into implementable experiments, whether in the laboratory or online. More details on the summer school will follow in early 2026.
Key Dates:
Frances Perkins Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Professor of Economics at Cornell University
Michèle Belot is Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Her research in applied microeconomics uses randomized controlled trials to improve health behaviours – often among children and low-income families – and to support job seekers with better information. Her publications include the Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Health Economics, PNAS, and The Economic Journal. She is President of the European Association of Labour Economists.
Professor of Psychology of Economic Decision Making, Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Nottingham
Simon works at the intersection of behavioural/experimental, organisational and labour economics, and game theory. Using experiments, he studies voluntary cooperation under free-rider incentives and the interplay of material and psychological incentives. His publications include AER, Econometrica, Science, Nature, JEP, JLE, JPubE, JEEA, Management Science, Nature Human Behaviour and Nature Communications. He has held two ERC Advanced Grants (2012–17; 2021–26) on the behavioural principles of cooperation at scale.
Professor of Economics at the University of Exeter
Professor Hauser is Professor of Economics and the Deputy Director at the Institute for Data Science & Artificial Intelligence at the University of Exeter, Faculty Affiliate at Harvard University. He is also a Senior Advisor in the Evaluation Task Force in the UK Cabinet Office and H.M. Treasury, and an advisor to several multinational firms, start-ups and charities. He is a Fellow of the Royal Economic Society and holds a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship. His research has been published in top academic journals, including Quarterly Journal of Economics, Science, Nature, PNAS, Management Science, and Nature Human Behaviour.
Chief Programmes Officer at Nesta
Elspeth is Chief Programmes Officer at Nesta, overseeing mission teams focused on closing income-driven gaps in early childhood development, halving obesity, and reducing domestic emissions to net zero. Previously a senior leader at the Behavioural Insights Team, she established its North American office and led social policy work. She is the author of Behavioral Insights (2020) and Decisionscape (2024), and holds fellowships with King’s College London and the University of Exeter.