David Bilén

David Bilén is an affiliated researcher at the University of Gothenburg's Department of Economics with Statistics and a Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Economics at the Norwegian School of Economics. He holds a PhD from the University of Gothenburg, defended in June 2023. His research focuses on behavioral and environmental economics, examining topics such as consumer responses to carbon labeling, climate-friendly incentives, and the societal impacts of psychological trauma.

Education:

• PhD in Economics, University of Gothenburg (2018–2023)
• MSc in Economics, Stockholm University (2015–2017)
• BSc in Economics and Political Science, Linköping University (2012–2015)

Research Interests:

Bilén investigates behavioral mechanisms driving sustainable consumption choices, including the effectiveness of policy interventions like carbon labels. His work combines large-scale data analysis with experimental methods to evaluate real-world impacts. Recent projects include studying consumer responses to carbon footprint labels in supermarkets and the long-term effects of traumatic events on mental health and labor market outcomes.

Key Contributions:

His meta-analysis on gender differences in generosity, published in the Journal of the Economic Science Association, highlights methodological challenges in experimental economics. Ongoing work explores how minor monetary incentives combined with climate labels amplify consumer pro-environmental behavior.

Teaching & Engagement:

Bilén has taught macro- and microeconomics at the BSc level at the University of Gothenburg and Stockholm University. He serves as a referee for the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management and Journal of Economic Psychology.