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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 media outlets across the globe including the Atlantic, Business Standard, Daily Beast, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph Australia, Daily Star, El Confidential, Financial Express, Glamour 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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Cognitive ability and voting behaviour in the 2016 UK referendum on European Union membership
Dawson, C. & Baker, P., 17 Jul 2023, (Acceptance date) In: PLoS ONE.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gender differences in optimism, loss aversion and attitudes toward risk
Dawson, C., 9 Jun 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Psychology. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Talking the talk, not walking the walk: The co-evolution of overconfidence and loss aversion
Dawson, C. & de Meza, D., 2023, PsyArXiv Preprints.Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Working paper
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Cognitive ability and looking on the b/right side of life
Dawson, C., 2022.Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Working paper
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Impatience and Entrepreneurship
Dawson, C. & Failla, V., 1 Jul 2022, SSRN, 37 p.Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Working paper