Professor David Comerford

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Economics University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA

Professor David Comerford

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David Comerford researches and teaches in the economics division and the Behavioural Science Centre of the University of Stirling. His research uncovers insights on how people make mistaken judgments and decisions - for instance, judgments of trends over time, judgments of expenditure, and judgments of how an experience will feel.    David works with policy makers and businesses in the USA, the UK and Ireland applying his research findings to improve decision making. He is currently collaborating with the Scottish Government on a project to improve economic forecasts, and is supervising a PhD student on this topic.   Media outlets that have covered David's research include the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, National Public Radio, Forbes, the Harvard Business Review.    Prior to coming to Stirling David worked at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and at University College Dublin. David has won research awards from the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology, the Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences Scholar, and the Fulbright Commission.

consumer decision making; survey design; biases in forecasting.

David has experience collaborating with industry bodies and policy makers. He is currently working with: NHS Lothian to help mothers stick to their breastfeeding plans; The Scottish Avalanche Information Service to improve avalanche forecasts; The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service to promote tissue retrieval.

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