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Discuss evidence and methods to understand economic decisions.
LACEA · BEHAVIORAL INSIGHTS NETWORK
Connecting ideas.
Understanding decisions.
A network for exchanging behavioral economics research and bringing evidence into conversation with public policy in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Latin America and the CaribbeanA LACEA research network ↗
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Upcoming meeting
View the meeting JBEE–LACEA BRAIN–Tec Workshop
Mexico City, Mexico · Tecnológico de Monterrey
Our network
Research moves forward when ideas meet.
LACEA BRAIN brings together economists interested in human behavior and the questions raised by development across the region.
The network’s meetings offer a space to discuss evidence, compare methods and connect researchers with public policy practitioners.
Meet the networkExchange
Bring researchers from the region and around the world into conversation.
Connect
Link public policy questions with academic research.
A community in conversation
Meetings that spark new ideas.
2026Upcoming meeting
Workshop
JBEE–LACEA BRAIN–Tec Workshop
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Four sessions on policy preferences, social behavior, markets and education, convened by JBEE, BRAIN and BEER Lab.
2026Upcoming meeting
Partner conference
Workshop in Behavioral and Experimental Economics · Buenos Aires
JILAEE · Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
Keynotes by George Loewenstein and Drazen Prelec and research sessions. BRAIN supports two presentations by early-career researchers.
2027Upcoming meeting
Partner conference
Bogotá Experimental Economics Conference 2027
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana · JaBElab
Plenaries by Gautam Rao and Danila Serra and a single-track research program. BRAIN supports early-career participation with five scholarships.
Questions that bring us together
From behavior to evidence.
Beliefs and information
How information and expectations shape decisions.
Preferences and social norms
Cooperation, reciprocity and distributive choices.
Education and health
Decisions made by households, students and communities.
Markets and public policy
Incentives, institutions and responses to interventions.
Selected themes from BRAIN meeting programs.
One community, many perspectives.
Meet the Network Heads, committee members and the team supporting BRAIN’s activities.
Meet the BRAIN teamResources
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Syllabi and teaching materials
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ExploreResearcher directory
Explore the research interests and profiles of BRAIN’s Network Heads and committee members.
ExploreLaboratory directory
Explore experimental and behavioral economics laboratories in Latin America, alongside related centers and groups.
ExploreOnline Courses
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ExploreOnline Seminars
Join the conversation on experimental and behavioral research through online seminar series.
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