#PCBS2020
Prague Conference on Behavioral Sciences | April 3rd – April 4th
Prague Conference on Behavioral Sciences | April 3rd – April 4th
In recent years, many experimental findings – upon which behavioral science heavily relies – were found to be incorrect. This development not only undermines the effort to unite the fields dealing with human decision-making but also jeopardizes the real-world applications of these findings (for example, in behavioral public policies).
Prague Conference on Behavioral Sciences connects decision-making researchers and practitioners from various fields such as economics, psychology, evolutionary biology, or anthropology. The main objective of the conference is to provide a platform to critically assess both new and well-established findings. We believe that only accurate theory and transparent methodology can translate into theoretical advancements and functional real-world applications.
The call for abstracts for #PCSB2020 is now open. The deadline is March 27th, 2020.
Topics
We accept talks covering any aspect of human decision making or methodology of its research.
We encourage you to submit your talk especially if your paper deals with one the following topic: Evolutionary Roots of Human Decision Making, Evidence-Based Policy (including Behavioral Public Policy), or Critique of Standard Behavioral Economics
Submission Process
Note: The submission of a final paper is not mandatory.
Guidelines for Presenters
Maurice Allais was a French economist, the 1988 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for his pioneering contributions to the theory of markets and efficient utilization of resources. He was responsible for early work in Behavioral economics, which in the US is generally attributed to Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. As such, he is perceived as one of the first pioneers of the field.
Prague Conference on Behavioral Sciences, with the kind permission of and in coperation with Fondation Maurice Allais (France), awards an annual Allais Memorial Prize in Behavioral Sciences. This prize is being awarded for a contribution to the field of behavioral science.
2020: Uri Gneezy (Israel)
2019: Gerd Gigerenzer (Germany)
Gerd Gigerenzer is Director of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin and partner of Simply Rational – The Institute for Decisions. He is former Director of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition (ABC) at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and at the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research in Munich, Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago and John M. Olin Distinguished Visiting Professor, School of Law at the University of Virginia. In addition, he is Member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, the German Academy of Sciences and Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He was awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Basel and the Open University of the Netherlands, and is Batten Fellow at the Darden Business School, University of Virginia. Awards for his work include the AAAS Prize for the best article in the behavioral sciences, the Association of American Publishers Prize for the best book in the social and behavioral sciences, the German Psychology Award, and the Communicator Award of the German Research Foundation. His award-winning popular books Calculated Risks, Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious, and Risk Savvy: How to make good decisions have been translated into 21 languages. His academic books include Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart, Rationality for Mortals, Simply Rational, and Bounded Rationality (with Reinhard Selten, a Nobel Laureate in economics). In Better Doctors, Better Patients, Better Decisions (with Sir Muir Gray) he shows how better informed doctors and patients can improve healthcare while reducing costs. Together with the Bank of England, he is working on the project “Simple heuristics for a safer world.” Gigerenzer has trained U.S. federal judges, German physicians, and top managers in decision making and understanding risks and uncertainties.
2018: Vernon L. Smith (United States)
Dr. Vernon L. Smith was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2002 for his groundbreaking work in experimental economics. Dr. Smith has joint appointments with the Argyros School of Business & Economics and the Fowler School of Law, and he is part of a team that will create and run the new Economic Science Institute at Chapman.
Dr. Smith has authored or co-authored more than 300 articles and books on capital theory, finance, natural resource economics and experimental economics. He serves or has served on the board of editors of the American Economic Review, The Cato Journal, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, the Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Science, Economic Theory, Economic Design, Games and Economic Behavior, and the Journal of Economic Methodology. He is past president of the Public Choice Society, the Economic Science Association, the Western Economic Association and the Association for Private Enterprise Education. Previous faculty appointments include the University of Arizona, Purdue University, Brown University, the University of Massachusetts, and George Mason University, where he was a Professor of Economics and Law prior to joining the faculty at Chapman University. Dr. Smith has been a Ford Foundation Fellow, Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and a Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar at the California Institute of Technology.
In 1991, the Cambridge University Press published Dr. Smith’s Papers in Experimental Economics, and in 2000, a second collection of more recent papers, Bargaining and Market Behavior. Cambridge published his Rationality in Economics: Constructivist and Ecological Forms in January 2008. Dr. Smith has received an honorary Doctor of Management degree from Purdue University, and is a Fellow of the Econometric Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Smith is a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association, an Andersen Consulting Professor of the Year, and the 1995 Adam Smith Award recipient conferred by the Association for Private Enterprise Education. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1995, and received CalTech’s distinguished alumni award in 1996. He has served as a consultant on the privatization of electric power in Australia and New Zealand and participated in numerous private and public discussions of energy deregulation in the United States. In 1997 he served as a Blue Ribbon Panel Member, National Electric Reliability Council.
Dr. Smith completed his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at the California Institute of Technology, his master’s degree in economics at the University of Kansas, and his Ph.D. in economics at Harvard University.
2017: Bart J. Wilson (United States)
Dr. Bart Wilson has joint appointments with the Argyros School of Business and Economics and the Fowler School of Law. His broad fields of specialty are industrial organization and experimental economics. He is currently pursuing research on the foundations of exchange and specialization and the origins of property right systems in laboratory economies. His other research programs apply the experimental method to topics in gasoline markets, e-commerce, electric power deregulation, and antitrust. Dr. Wilson is part of a team, lead by Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith, that will create and run the new Economic Science Institute at Chapman.
3:00 pm – 5:45 pm | Registration |
5:45 pm – 6:15 pm | Opening (Center for Behavioral Experiments, CZE) |
6:15 pm – 6:20 pm | Allais Memorial Prize in Behavioral Sciences Award Ceremony |
6:20 pm – 6:55 pm | Maurice Allais Memorial Lecture (Keynote Speaker) |
7:00 pm – 7:55 pm | Lectures |
8:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Q&A Session |
8:30 pm | Reception |
8:45 am – 9:45 am | Opening Lecture |
10:00 am – 12:45 pm | Morning Sessions |
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | Lunch |
2:00 pm – 5:45 pm | Afternoon Sessions |
6:45 pm – 7:55 pm | Farewell Drink |
8:00 pm | Farewell Dinner |
#PCBS2019 took place in Prague on 5 and 6 may 2019. The keynote speaker and laureate of the Allais Memorial Prize in Behavioral Sciences was professor Gerd Gigerenzer from Max Planck Institute for Human Development. Among other speakers were, for example, Kristina Londakova from The Behavioural Insights Team or Alejandro Hortal from University of North Carolina Greensboro.
#PCBS2018 took place in Prague on 4 and 5 May 2018. The keynote speaker and laureate of the Allais Memorial Prize in Behavioral Sciences was professor Vernon Smith, the Nobel Prize laureate in Economics from Chapman University. Among other speakers were, for example, Adam Oliver from LSE or Andrej Svorenčík from University of Mannheim.
You can find more pictures from #PCBS2018 at our Facebook Page or our Flickr Profile. You can also check a video from the conference at our YouTube.
#PCBS2017 took place in Prague on 28 and 29 April 2017. The keynote speaker and laureate of the Allais Memorial Prize in Behavioral Sciences was experimental economist Bart J. Wilson from Chapman University. Among other speakers were, for example, Hannah Behrendt from The Behavioural Insights Team or Sam Tatam from OgilvyChange.
The program on 28 April had been attended by more than 100 people. Saturday Program welcomed presenters from 7 different countries who were presenting papers on and discussing the topic of Modern Policy Making.
You can find more pictures from #PCBS2017 at our Facebook Page or our Flickr Profile. The Friday program was also streamed live via YouTube and audio recordings are available at SoundCloud Stream.
Super Early-bird: €100 flat fee for both Participants and Presenters
Visitor: €30
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As we want our events to be as green as possible, we plant one tree for each participant of #PCBS2020.
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Deadlines
For reduced fees to be applied, the payment must be done before the date relevant to the fee.
The final deadline for all payments is March 27, 2020 (i.e. if we do not register your payment by this date, your registration is considered as incomplete).
The final deadline for submissions is March 27, 2020.
Payment details:
We will provide you with payment details after your registration is confirmed.
Refund Policy:
All fees are eligible for a refund within 5 working days after the date of payment with a deduction of 20%. After this period,
Can you send me an original invitation letter in order to get a visa?
Of course. We can send you the letter after we receive your payment. If your visa application will be rejected, we will send you your money back.
What about an invoice?
During the event, you will get a payment confirmation/receipt. If you want us to send you an invoice, please let us know and provide us with the following information:
Is it possible to pay by credit card?
No. We are currently working at online payments but at the moment the only mean of payment is a bank transfer.
Are travel expenses and accommodation covered by the fee?
No.
Is it difficult to reach the venue in the Prague city center?
No. The venue of the Summer school is located in the Prague city center, near 2 metro lines and several tram lines. A few weeks before the start of the event, we will send you an email with a detail description of the easiest way to get here from Vaclav Havel Airport Prague / Prague Main Railway Station / Prague Central Bus Station Florenc.
In which area of Prague should I find an accommodation?
The venue is in Jungmannova street near to Můstek metro station where metro line A and B crosses. For your convenience, book a housing near to mentioned lines.
We express our gratitude to our partners who support the Prague Conference on Behavioral Sciences.
31.08.2019 | Super Early-bird Fee
31.12.2019 | Early-bird Fee
27.03.2020 | Abstract Submission, Regular Fee
In the Center of Behavioral Experiments (CEBEX) we deal with human decision-making. Our research combines findings from economics, psychology, evolutionary biology, and neuroscience. To keep our finger on the pulse of time, we organize an international conference, and we pass our acquired knowledge by lecturing at both Czech and international universities and at our summer school.