A large theme of the workshop was the effects of economic freedom. How does it affect economic growth, conflict, crime rates, happiness, and prosocial behavior? Another dominant theme was how trust can be formed. Other exciting papers concerned women’s representation and corruption, the effects of twitter conversations on gender-based violence, racism as rent-seeking, and discrimination in the Czech school system.
The workshop was organized by Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov as part of a research project financed by the John Templeton Foundation.