Workshop on Mental Health, Cognition, and Economic Decision-Making

The Mind & Behaviour Research Group hosted a one-day workshop on the role of cognitive functions and mental health in economic decisions. The event followed 2020's BREAD Conference on Behavioural Development and involved psychiatrists, cognitive neuroscientists, and economists. This event was by invitation only.

See below to view recordings of select sessions from the workshop. Click here for more information on the workshop and to download the full workshop programme. 

Friday, 7 February 2020
08:00 - 18:00
View recordings of select sessions from the workshop
The Comparative Impact of Cash Transfers and Psychotherapy on Psychological and Economic Well-Being

Speaker Johannes Haushofer from Princeton University presents on cash transfers during a session on "Mental Health Interventions and Economic and Social Outcomes".

Reducing Violence in the Most Violent Contexts: Behavioural and Neurophysiological Evidence from El Salvador

Speaker Lelys Dinarte from World Bank presents on violence during a session on "Mental Health Interventions and Economic and Social Outcomes".

Cognitive Bias and Depression

Speaker Michael Browning from University of Oxford presents on depression during a session on "Mechanisms Through Which Depression May Affect Economic Decisions".

Group-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Training Improves Mental Health of SME Entrepreneurs: Experimental Evidence from Conflict-Affected Areas of Pakistan

Speaker Julien Jamison from University of Exeter presents on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) during a session on "Mental Health Interventions and Economic and Social Outcomes".

What Characterises Mental Health Treatment and Measurement of Neurocognitive Mechanisms

Speakers Heather O’Mahen from University of Exeter and Crick Lund from Kings College London / UCT lead a panel discussion on mental health interventions across contexts during a session on "Developing Mental Health Interventions from Scale".