Speaker: Eldar Shafir (Princeton, Psychology)

Title: The Behavioral Challenges of Poverty Contexts

Abstract: The talk will consider various behavioral challenges that arise in contexts of poverty, from attentional and bandwidth demands, to stereotypes, societal narratives, and a variety of obstacles. Informed by this, we will briefly consider some implications for the tension between empirical social science and the role of intuition in the conduct of policy.

Faculty wishing to meet with Dr Eldar during the day are invited to contact Bob Slevc at slevc [at] umd.edu

Grad students wanting to have lunch with Dr Eldar (12.15-1.30) are invited to contact Robert Ragsdale at rragsdal [at] umd.edu