Lina Restrepo-Plaza
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Lina Restrepo-Plaza is a behavioral scientist specializing in behavioral political economy and behavioral public policy. Presently, she holds a position at the Universidad Europea de Valencia. Her academic portfolio encompasses research on diverse topics, including the impact of exposure to violent conflict and the determinants of discrimination. Additionally, she studies the role of social norms in shaping tolerance toward sexual harassment and investigates how cognitive biases influence the acceptance of Restorative Justice Programs. Furthermore, her work extends to exploring individuals' propensity to take action on climate change issues.
In June 2024, she joins the IAS for a one-month writing residency.
Research Interests
behavioural political economy; behavioural public policy; discrimination; sexual harassment; climate change.
Decomposing Discrimination towards ex-combatants and victims of conflict
The project seeks to develop a refined computational approach based on the data collected in Restrepo-Plaza and Fatas (2021 and 2023). The goal is to quantitatively distinguish between preference-based and belief-based discrimination. Directly comparing discrimination levels poses challenges, particularly in unconditional cooperation decisions where participants' beliefs about their counterparts' contributions are implicit. However, the project approach implies inferring implicit beliefs by analyzing participants' decisions across both unconditional and conditional cooperation scenarios.
As a result, the project will devise an experimental methodology to systematically and cost-effectively measure both forms of discrimination, both within controlled laboratory settings and in real-world field environments. This approach aims to enhance understanding of the intricate dynamics driving discriminatory behavior.
Key publications
Maca-Millán, S., Arias-Arévalo, P., & Restrepo-Plaza, L. (2021). Payment for ecosystem services and motivational crowding: experimental insights regarding the integration of plural values via non-monetary incentives. Ecosystem Services, 52, 101375.
Restrepo-Plaza, L., & Fatas, E. (2022). When ingroup favoritism is not the social norm a lab-in-the-field experiment with victims and non-victims of conflict in Colombia. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 194, 363-383.
Restrepo-Plaza, L., & Fatas, E. (2023). Building inclusive institutions in polarized scenarios. Constitutional Political Economy, 34(1), 88-110.
 New session of the "Paris IAS Ideas" online talk series, with the participation of Lina Restrepo-Plaza (Universidad Europea de Valencia, Spain / Paris IAS Fellow). |
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