Julien Picard

Julien Picard

PhD candidate in Environmental Economics

Department of Geography and Environment

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Languages
English, French
Key Expertise
Economic theory, Environmental Economics, Behavioural economics

About me

Julien has a BSc. in Economics from Ecole Normale Superieure Paris-Saclay and a BSc. in applied Mathematics from University Paris XI. In 2018, he received an MSc. in Economics from University of Paris-Saclay, where he specialised in decision theory and econometrics. From October 2018 to April 2019, Julien worked as a research assistant in the experimental economic laboratory of Paris before joining the MPhil/PhD programme in Environmental Economics at LSE.

Julien’s PhD work focuses on designing and assessing behavioural policies to foster pro-environmental behaviours. Julien is particularly interested in the factors affecting the effectiveness of these behavioural interventions and their side effects on decisions they were not initially targeting.

Research interests

  • Behavioural interventions and their spillover effects
  • Microeconomic theory
  • Waste economy

Circular economy

Skills: Python, R, z-Tree, PsychoPy, Qualtrics

Scholarships and awards
LSE Scholarship (2019)
Best presentation prize, Early Career Colloquium of the Regional Science Association International – British and Irish Section (2021)
Frederick Soddy’s postgraduate award (£6,000), Royal Geographic Society (2021)

Provisional thesis title: Barriers to behavioural interventions promoting environmentally sustainable lifestyles

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Supervisors

Prof Susana Mourato

Dr Eugenie Dugoua

Dr Marion Dumas

Expertise Details

Behavioural interventions and their spillover effects; Influence of social norms on pro-environmental behaviours; Biodiversity conservation; Waste economy