Thursday, July 24, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

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Deep and persistent disadvantage has profound consequences for cognition. Specifically, socioeconomic disadvantage has been linked to people’s attitudes towards risk, impatience, capacity for self-control, and tendency to engage deeply with some issues, while neglecting others. How can we prevent cognition from becoming a pathway through which disadvantage becomes deep and persistent?

Speakers:

Professor Thomas Dohmen, The University of Bonn, Germany

Professor Agnieszka Tymula, The University of Sydney, Chief Investigator – Life Course Centre

Dr Juliana Silva Gonçalves, The University of Sydney, Research Fellow – Life Course Centre

Chair:

Dr Sarah C Dahmann, The University of Melbourne, Research Fellow – Life Course Centre