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Research interests
My research is positioned in the general areas of labour economics and behavioural economics. I am particularly interested in how optimism influences occupational choice, labour market performance and happiness. My most recent work advocates being realistic as a route to contentment.
My research has been featured in over 1000 media outlets across the globe including the Atlantic, BBC, Business Standard, Daily Beast, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph Australia, Daily Star, El Confidential, Financial Express, Fox News, Glamor US, Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, Independent, Mirror, New York Magazine, Sky News, Sun, Telegraph, Times and Sunday Times, Times of India.
Willing to supervise doctoral students
I welcome enquiries from potential PhD students who are interested in these broad research fields.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Anticipatory Emotions, Risk and Time Preferences
Dawson, C. (PI) & Johnson, S. (CoI)
6/05/21 → 1/10/21
Project: Research-related funding
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Understanding Official Data Sources, Low Pay Commission
Ritchie, F. (PI), Dawson, C. (CoI) & Whittard, D. (CoI)
1/08/13 → 1/02/14
Project: Project at a former HEI
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Research output
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Born to be Biased: Genes and Miscalibrated Expectations
Dawson, C., 26 Aug 2024, PsyArXiv Preprints, 50 p.Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Preprint
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Cognitive Bias and Mate Choice
Dawson, C., 23 Apr 2024, PsyArXiv Preprints.Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Working paper
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Intuitive Theories of Cognition on Affect and Risk Preferences
Demircioglu, D., Dawson, C. & Johnson, S. G. B., 31 Jan 2024, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Vol. 46.Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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Cognitive ability and voting behaviour in the 2016 UK referendum on European Union membership
Dawson, C. & Baker, P. L., 30 Nov 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 11 , e0289312.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gender differences in optimism, loss aversion and attitudes towards risk
Dawson, C., 30 Nov 2023, In: British Journal of Psychology. 114, 4, p. 928-944 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access20 Citations (SciVal)
Prizes
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Dean's Award for Teaching and Learning Innovation
Tomlinson, P. (Recipient) & Dawson, C. (Recipient), 17 Dec 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)