Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman (BEAR)

Research and insights for a complex world

BEAR conducts leading edge academic research in the field of behavioural economics to help organizations better understand how real people act and in turn, design better products, services, and programs for them.


Behavioural Insights BEAR conducts leading edge academic research in the field of behavioural economics, and translates research into usable insights.	Our Research BEAR’s core faculty and associated researchers offer a unique behavioural lens on relevant challenges faced by organizations.	Events We host events throughout the year at the Rotman School of Management to engage students and professionals with the latest scoop on behavioural economics.
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Recent Publications


Whitepaper Seeing Sludge: Towards a Dashboard to Help Organizations Recognize Impedance to End-User Decisions and Action Rotman School of Management September 24, 2019	Academic Paper Can Making Family Salient Increase Financial Savings? Quantifying Heterogeneous Treatment Effects in Voluntary Retirement Contributions Using a Field Experiment in Mexico SSRN October 4, 2019

Whitepaper Why Do People Fail to Act on Financial Plans? A Behavioural Lens on Financial Planning Rotman School of Management October 10, 2019	Journal Publication From the Ground Up: Gender, Space, and Self-Employment in a Colombian Housing Project Sociology of Development July 17, 2019

Thank you to our partners

Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman (BEAR) at the Rotman School of Management relies on the financial support of its partners to fund events and research. We would like to thank the following partners for the generous support of BEAR.