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Sophie Clot

Email:
s.clot@reading.ac.uk
Phone:
100
Job title:
Associate Professor

Responsibilities:

Module Convenor for Behavioural Economics (EC343), Experimental Economics (EC321) and Industrial Organization (EC347)
Study Abroad Coordinator
Member of the Grant Review College

Areas of interest

Behavioural Economics, Environmental Economics, Development Economics.

My research interests are in behavioural economics with a particular focus on how human behaviour interacts with environmental conservation and development issues, using both lab and field experiments. I am involved in research studying the mechanisms of behavioural adaptation and the design of incentives schemes from a general standpoint as well as in research with a more applied approach. Some of my recent projects deal with the effect of moral self-licensing on pro-environmental behaviour as well as the impacts of time preferences and framing on environmental conservation programmes.

Postgraduate supervision

I welcome inquiries from research students interested in the application of behavioural economics to environmental and/or development issues.

Background

Before joining the University, I worked for several years as a consultant for international organisations in the field of microfinance and natural resources management across various countries in Africa and Latin America.

Academic qualifications

PhD in Behavioural Economics
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Awards and honours

ESRC. Relative poverty and decision-making: Investigating the impact of incentivised conservation programmes'
EIT Food4Health 2020. Co-creating and evaluating strategies to help people change behaviour with respect to nutrition and physical activity
Horizon 2020 Societal Challenges. Visionary and integrated solutions to improve well-being and health in cities

Publications

Clot, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-4964-825X , Grolleau, G. , Ibanez, L. (2022) A reference point bias in judging cheaters. Journal of Economic Psychology , 89 ISSN: 0167-4870 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2022.102485
Clot, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-4964-825X , Grolleau, G. , Ibanez, L. (2022) Projection bias in environmental beliefs and behavioural intentions - an application to solar panels and eco-friendly transport. Energy Policy , 160 ISSN: 0301-4215 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112645
Clot, S. , Della Giusta, M. ORCID: 0000-0003-3959-4451 , Jewell, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-4413-6618 (2022) Once good, always good? Testing nudge’s spillovers on pro environmental behavior. Environment and Behavior , 54 (3). pp. 655-669. ISSN: 1552-390X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00139165211060524

Clot, S. , Grolleau, G. , Ibanez, L. (2018) Shall we pay all? An experimental test of Random Incentivized Systems. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics , 73 pp. 93-98. ISSN: 2214-8043 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2018.01.004
Clot, S. , Grolleau, G. , Ibanez, L. (2018) Moral self-licencing and social dilemmas: an experimental analysis from a taking game in Madagascar. Applied Economics , 50 (27). pp. 2980-2991. ISSN: 1466-4283 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2017.1412083

Clot, S. , Grolleau, G. , Méral, P. (2017) Payment vs. compensation for ecosystem services: do words have a voice in the design of environmental conservation programs?. Ecological Economics , 135 pp. 299-303. ISSN: 0921-8009 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.12.028
Clot, S. , Stanton, C. , Willinger, M. (2017) Are impatient farmers more risk-averse? Evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment in rural Uganda. Applied Economics , 49 (2). pp. 156-169. ISSN: 1466-4283 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2016.1192277

Clot, S. , Grolleau, G. , Ibanez, L. (2016) Do good deeds make bad people?. European Journal of Law and Economics , 42 (3). pp. 491-513. ISSN: 0929-1261 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10657-014-9441-4

Clot, S. , Andriamahefazafy, F. , Grolleau, G. , Ibanez, L. , Méral, P. (2015) Compensation and Rewards for Environmental Services (CRES) and efficient design of contracts in developing countries. Behavioral insights from a natural field experiment. Ecological Economics , 113 pp. 85-96. ISSN: 0921-8009 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.02.021

Clot, S. and Stanton, C. (2014) Present bias predicts participation in payments for environmental services: evidence from a behavioral experiment in Uganda. Ecological Economics , 108 pp. 162-170. ISSN: 0921-8009 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.07.026
Clot, S. , Grolleau, G. , Ibanez, L. (2014) Smug alert! Exploring self-licensing behaviour in a cheating game. Economics Letters , 123 (2). pp. 191-194. ISSN: 0165-1765 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2014.01.039

Clot, S. , Grolleau, G. , Ibanez, L. (2013) Self-licensing and financial rewards: is morality for sale?. Economics Bulletin , 33 (3). pp. 2298-2306. ISSN: 1545-2921
Clot, S. , Grolleau, G. , Ibanez, L. , Ndodjang, P. (2013) L'effet de compensation morale ou comment les 'bonnes actions' peuvent aboutir à une situation indésirable. Revue Economique , 65 (3). ISSN: 0035-2764