Behavioral Economics and Decision Research

The Behavioral Economics and Decision Research Center (BEDR) unites Cornell scholars who share a common interest in judgment, decision making, and behavioral economics. Often cited as the birthplace of behavioral economics, Cornell’s BEDR remains at the forefront with international conferences, podcasts, lauded journal articles, and books. Through our lecture series and courses at the undergraduate- and graduate-level, BEDR is dedicated to behavioral and applied economics; risk and rational decision making; and judgment and managerial decision making, all-the-while trying to shed light on policies that can be most effectively implemented to maximize one’s own and society’s welfare.