Webinar : A day in a Life of a Behavioural Researcher

Speaker:- Sarwari Das - Behavioral Researcher - Alumni Meghnad Desai Academy Batch of 2019 Topic:- A day in a Life of a Behavioral Researcher Sarwari Das is a behavioral researcher at Morningstar. She conducts research to better understand the biases of investors and investment professionals while developing methods to quantify their impact across various financial and investment outcomes. Before joining Morningstar, Sarwari was as a research assistant in the Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics, where she assisted with research on the default rates of people in matrilineal societies and designed behavioral interventions to increase female engagement with banking and allied financial products. Sarwari holds a Masters diploma in Economics from Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics, with a focus on Behavioral and Experimental Methods. Topic:- A day in a Life of a Behavioral Researcher Time:- Jan 25th 11:00 - 12:00 Key Takeaways from the Webinar 1. The state of behavioral research in India: Behavioral science departments are proliferating quickly across research divisions in companies but the training required to do this kind of research isn’t up to speed 2. What kind of behavioral research does a finance professional do? 3. What skills do you need to build a career in the behavioral sciences? 4. How does the MDAE program help?