Workshops
The IAREP Managing Committee requests proposals to organize summer schools and workshops in economic psychology organized by IAREP members. We particularly encourage proposals with clear benefits for IAREP and the field of Economic Psychology, for example in the form of special sessions at a IAREP conference or a commitment for participants to become IAREP members. IAREP dedicates 1,500 to 3,000 Euros to sponsor a single workshop or summer school taking place in 2027. Be aware that the workshop or summer school must be in the field of Economic Psychology! Please submit your proposal to IAREP Honorary Secretary Eva Hofmann (e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) by January 10, 2027.
Information to include in the proposal via a form.
- Title of the event
- Brief description of the event and how it meets the goals of the IAREP funding request
- Names of organizers incl. affiliation
- Location and date
- Target audience and how they will be recruited
- Event objectives and outline of content to be taught/discussed
- Names of presenters incl. affiliation
- Amount requested from IAREP
- Proposed fees for participants
- How will funds from IAREP be used?
- Budget for the event
The applicants will be informed by the decision of IAREP Managing Committee by February 21, 2027.
In 2025, the IAREP Managing Committee funded 3 workshops and summer schools.
Workshop on the Psychology of climate risk communication
By Irene Mussio
Organizers: Irene Mussio (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Barbara Summers
Location: University of Leeds, UK
Date: September 8, 2025
On September 8, 2025, the Workshop on the Psychology of Climate Risk Communication was held at the University of Leeds, UK. Hosted by the Centre for Decision Research (Dr. Irene Mussio and Prof. Barbara Summers) and funded by the International Association for Economic Psychology (IAREP), the event brought together researchers and policymakers to explore how psychological and economic insights can improve climate-change communication. As climate change uncertainties continue to rise, participants discussed why effective communication is more important than ever. The workshop examined validated and emerging approaches for crafting and delivering climate risk information to influence decision-making. Our keynote, Wändi Bruine de Bruin (University of Southern California) spoke about Communicating the Climate Crisis, including discussions about translating IPCC research for the general population. Attendees explored how to bridge the gap between behavioural research and real-world policy through the panel discussion, bringing together experts from academia and government (Sarah Taylor – Natural England, Joseph Daron – Met Office and University of Bristol and Susanne Lorenz – University of Leeds).
Public Acceptability of Behavioural and Non-Behavioural Policy Interventions
By Till Stowasser
Organizers: Till Stowasser (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Lenonhard Lades
Location: University of Stirling, UK
Date: September 24, 2025
On 24 September 2025, the Stirling Behavioural Science Centre hosted the IAREP-funded workshop Public Acceptability of Environmental Policies at the University of Stirling. The aim was to bring together researchers and practitioners to share evidence on the psychological and behavioural drivers of policy support and to foster collaboration.
Talks spanned diverse methods and contexts. Chad Baum (Aarhus University) presented cross-national survey evidence (~4,000 respondents across five countries) linking policy support to economic risk, time, and social preferences. Till Stowasser (University of Stirling) showed that framing transport charges with combined health and environmental benefits appears most effective. Manu Savani (Brunel University London) discussed qualitative research on acceptance of coercive measures, highlighting the planner-doer framework. Amy Rodger (University of Edinburgh / BR-UK) reported that statistics did not shift support, while negative personal anecdotes reduced it. Carlos A. Silva-Zambrano (Heriot-Watt University) examined conservation fee acceptability in the Galápagos, with support increasing when revenues align with public preferences. In the keynote, Mark Andor (Ruhr University Bochum & RWI) reviewed evidence that “pull” measures consistently enjoy higher support than “push” measures and presented longitudinal findings from the RWI Climate-Mobility Panel. Cameron Reid (Crown Estate Scotland) introduced the SOCIBE framework, and Leonhard Lades (University of Stirling) analysed Irish data showing climate worry and psychological predictors of support.
John Stephen (Scottish Government Climate Behaviours Team) rounded off the workshop with his reflections, stressing the applied value of the research for government work and the importance of continuing such knowledge-exchange events. We are grateful to IAREP for enabling this successful event.
Workshop on the Psychological and Economic Perspectives of Economic Inequality
By Dianna Amasino
Organizers: Dianna Amasino (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Tilburg University, Leon Hilbert, University of Amsterdam, Christoph Kogler, Tilburg University, Sarah Vahed, Radboud University
Location: University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date: October 9-10, 2025
The workshop is open to PhD Students, Postdocs, and Professors researching economic inequality spanning Economics, Business, and Psychology.
Date: October 7, 2025
