JOÃO V. FERREIRA

João V. Ferreira is a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Southampton and serves as co-founder and executive director of the Centre for Behavioural Experimental Action & Research (C-BEAR). His research focuses on behavioral and experimental economics, public economics, political economy, and social choice theory. He explores how people form preferences for redistribution, attitudes toward taxation, and the effects of tax policy, as well as collective decision-making processes and the behavioral impacts of democratic and voting mechanisms.

Key research interests include the intersection of freedom, equality of opportunity, and decision rights with welfare measurement, alongside interventions like nudges and boosts. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with experimental methodologies to address societal challenges in policy design and governance.

No specific articles, grants, or awards are listed here, but his affiliations with C-BEAR and the School of Economic, Social and Political Sciences highlight active contributions to interdisciplinary research in behavioral science and public policy.