Economics Seminar Series 24: Margaret Samahita

Margaret is an Assistant Professor at the School of Economics, University College Dublin and Research Fellow at the Geary Institute for Public Policy. she holds a PhD in Economics from Lund University.

Margarets' research is in behavioural economics, where she uses theoretical, empirical and (primarily) experimental methods to study individual decision-making. Her current research focuses on the effects of social influence on online behaviour and political preferences. More recently, she also interested in studying gender differences in economics and the causes and consequences of gender norms.

Research Interests: Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Gender Economics, Political Economy