Dominant theories in the social sciences assume that many individual decisions and behaviors are strongly driven by a set of fundamental behavioral parameters. These parameters include, for instance, a variety of preferences, such as those about risk, patience and social concerns, beliefs and cognitive biases. The existing literature has focused on developed countries, but less is known about individual-level variation, its causes, and its consequences in less developed countries. A particular knowledge gap concerns individual decision making in the face of fundamental risk and uncertainty. Using bespoke experimental and observational techniques, ISDC analyses how individuals make social and economic decisions in developing countries, especially in the face and aftermath of political violence or disaster.
Individual Decision-making
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- The Life with Corona Survey
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- An Impact Evaluation of WFP Malnutrition Interventions in Niger
- The Relationships between Food Security and Violent Conflict. A Report to the Food and Agriculture Organization
- Peacebuilding Fund Impact Evaluation, Learning and Dissemination: Phase 2 (PeaceFIELD2)
- The Gendered Impacts of Armed Conflict on Economic Activity
- Mental Health in the West Bank and Gaza
- Women’s Action Committees and Local Services
- Building Stability Between Host and Refugee Communities through TVET Programming
- Life with Corona in Africa
- Inequality and Governance in Unstable Democracies: The Mediating Role of Trust
- Gendered Dimensions of Forced Displacement
- Drivers of Mixed Migration: Analyzing the Determinants and the Role of Development and Security Policies in the MENA Region
- Employment Interventions and Peace
- Post-war Intimate Partner Violence in Angola
- 19th Annual Households in Conflict Network Workshop
- HG4RR Webinar Series – Nutrition from Garden to Plate: Improving diets through sustainable access to safe and diverse food
- 7th Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference
- HG4RR Webinar Series: Impact of home gardens on household dietary diversity and micronutrient status in rural Tanzania
- 17th Annual Workshop of the Households in Conflict Network: Conflict, Migration, and Displacement
- Workshop on the challenges facing Angolan youth “A juventude em Angola face aos desafios do future — Forças e fraquezas”
- 2019 Life in Kyrgyzstan Conference