Inka Eberhardt

Inka Eberhardt is a Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia. Her research examines psychological and social mechanisms of financial decision-making through field experiments, lab-in-the-field studies, and survey research, with primary focus on retirement systems and pension contexts.

Her research portfolio includes:

• Behavioral Economics of Retirement Savings
• Pension Communication Strategies
• Social Norms in Financial Decisions
• Financial Giving Behavior
• Retirement Income Product Disclosure

Current major projects feature:

• A 5-year collaboration with the Dutch retail sector pension fund (Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Detailhandel) evaluating pension communication efficacy and retirement savings behavior
• A meta-analysis on social norms conducted with the Behavioural Insights Team (London) and Paul Smeets
• Financial giving behavior research in game show settings with Martijn van den Assem, Dennie van Dolder, and Paul Smeets
• Analysis of product disclosure impacts on retirement income choices with Hazel Bateman

Her international collaborations span institutions in the Netherlands and United Kingdom, addressing critical challenges in aging populations' financial security through evidence-based interventions.