UniDistance Swiss hosted the Valais Economics Workshop on its Brig campus, focusing on behavioral public economics. The two-day event brought together researchers from several leading international institutions to discuss topics such as taxation, redistribution, behavioral interventions, and individual preferences.
A social gathering organized in Bettmeralp extended the discussions in an exceptional Alpine setting, fostering informal exchanges and strengthening connections among participants. For the organizers, the meeting highlights the added value of behavioral public economics in designing public policy.
A postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Krishna Srinivasan notes: “Research in behavioral public economics provides evidence-based, practical insights to design more effective and citizen-centric government policies, both at the federal and the canton level.”
