behavioural economics Archives

Markets, Morals and the Road Ahead: A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Professor Alvin Roth

In this interview, I spoke to Nobel laureate Alvin Roth about his book Moral Economics and the repugnant transactions at its centre: exchanges willing parties want but others would ban. We discussed…

Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL 5 May 2026 34 min read

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Harvey Whitehouse on Evolution of Social Complexity

In this interview I speak to Professor Harvey Whitehouse, one of the world’s foremost anthropologists- whose research focuses on the evolution of social complexity. Harvey is one of the founders of the…

Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL 8 Jun 2025 23 min read

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Rory Sutherland on Marketing, Branding & Human Behaviour

In this interview I speak to Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy and one of the world’s foremost experts in marketing, branding & human behaviour. We discuss how a deep understanding of…

Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL 19 Nov 2024 38 min read