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Eldar Shafir

Eldar Shafir

Keynote Speaker: Professor Behavioral Science and Public Policy & Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Princeton University

Eldar Shafir Biography

Eldar Shafir is the Class of 1987 Professor of Behavioral Science and Public Policy, the Inaugural Director of Princeton’s Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and Public Policy.

Shafir co-founded ideas42, a social science R&D lab, where he is currently the scientific director. He studies decision-making, cognitive science, and behavioral economics. His recent research has focused on decision-making in contexts of poverty and on the application of behavioral research to policy.

Shafir is Past President of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Senior Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, and member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Council on the Future of Behavioral Sciences. He was a member of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability.

Shafir has received several awards, most recently a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the William James Book Award. He was named one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s 100 Leading Global Thinkers of 2013, and elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

He edited a book called “The Behavioral Foundations of Public Policy,” (2012), and co-authored, with economist Sendhil Mullainathan, “Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much,” (2013).

Shafir received his B.A. from Brown University and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Eldar Shafir Videos

Dr Eldar Shafir, Princeton University - YouTube
Prof Eldar Shafir - A Behavioral Perspective on Decision Making and ...
Eldar Shafir: The Psychology of Scarcity and its Implications - YouTube

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What topics does Eldar Shafir speak about?

Eldar Shafir is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Innovation, Creativity, Psychology, Marketing, College, Government, Political, Technology, Science, Social Sciences, Finance, Business, Overcoming Adversity, Leadership and Economy.

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Eldar Shafir is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Innovation, Creativity and Psychology. The estimated speaking fee range to book Eldar Shafir for live events is $50,000 - $100,000, and for virtual events $30,000 - $50,000. Eldar Shafir generally travels from Princeton, NJ, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Richard Florida, Seth Berkley and Peter Orszag. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Eldar Shafir for an upcoming event.

Eldar Shafir Videos

Dr Eldar Shafir, Princeton University - YouTube
Prof Eldar Shafir - A Behavioral Perspective on Decision Making and ...
Eldar Shafir: The Psychology of Scarcity and its Implications - YouTube
Eldar Shafir | Behavior & Scarcity | SJI 2015 Conference - YouTube
Eldar Shafir - "Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much ...

Eldar Shafir Reviews

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Eldar Shafir News

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    Eldar Shafir is the William Stewart Tod Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University. He conducts research in cognitive science, judgment ...

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