Professor Paul Webley
BSC PHD(LONDON)
Overview
Contact Details
- Name:
- Professor Paul Webley
- Email address:
- pw2@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 0207 898 4014
- Fax:
- 0207 898 4019
- Address:
- School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
Interests / Disciplines
Professor Paul Webley took office as Director and Principal of SOAS in August 2006. Previously, he served as Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Exeter, UK.
Professor Webley’s undergraduate and postgraduate education was at the London School of Economics. Following a short term at the University of Southampton, he moved to the institution that was to become his academic and professional home for 26 years, the University of Exeter. At Exeter he held several senior positions including Head of the Department of Psychology, Head of the School of Psychology and, latterly, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
As a scholar, Professor Webley’s general aim has been to explore the contribution that psychology can make to our understanding of problems that have traditionally been seen as the concern solely of economics. He has co-authored 10 books, contributed chapters to a further 58 and has written over 70 scholarly articles on a wide range of topics at the intersection of economics and psychology.
Paul Webley's podcast exploring the links between teaching and research
Professor Webley is married, with 3 children, and divides his time between his family home in Exeter and London. His idea of an ideal day is a walk in the hills followed by good food in the company of friends and family.
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Authored Books
Webley, Paul and Burgoyne, Carole and Lea, Stephen and Young, Brian (2009) 라이프 심리학 = The Economic Psychology of Everyday Life. Seoul: Da-San-Books.
Chapters in Books
Webley, Paul and Nyhus, Ellen (2007) 'Inter-temporal choice and self-control; saving and borrowing.' In: Lewis, Alan, (ed.), Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Economic Behaviour. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 105-131.
Articles
Ashby, J.S. and Webley, Paul and Haslam, S.A. (2009) 'The role of occupational taxpaying cultures in taxpaying behaviour and attitudes.' Journal of Economic Psychology, 30 (2). pp. 216-227.
Ashby, J. S. and Haslam, S. A. and Webley, Paul (2009) 'The distinct role of group-central and group-peripheral norms in taxpaying behaviour.' Journal of Socio-Economics, 38 (2). pp. 230-237.
Kirchler , Erich and Mühlbacher, Stephan and Hölzl , Erik and Webley, Paul (2009) 'Effort and aspirations in tax evasion: experimental evidence.' Applied Psychology: An International Review, 58 (3). pp. 488-507.
Ashby, J S and Webley, Paul (2008) 'But everyone else is doing it: A closer look at the occupational taxpaying culture of one business sector.' Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 18 (3). pp. 194-210.
Newson, L and Postmes, T and Lea, S.E.G. and Webley, Paul and Richerson, P.J. and Mcelreath, R. (2007) 'Influences on communication about reproduction: the cultural evolution of low fertility.' Evolution and human behaviour, 28 (3). pp. 199-210.
Rabinovich, Anna and Webley, Paul (2007) 'Filling the gap between planning and doing: psychological factors involved in the successful implementation of saving intention.' Journal of Economic Psychology, 28 (4). pp. 444-461.
Lea, Stephen E.G. and Webley, Paul (2006) 'Money as Tool, Money as Drug: The Biological Psychology of a Strong Incentive.' Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 29 (2). pp. 161-209.
Webley, Paul and Nyhus, Ellen (2001) 'Life-Cycle and Dispositional Routes into Problem Debt.' British Journal of Psychology, 92 (3). pp. 423-446.
Webley, Paul and Cole, M. and Eidjar, -P. (2001) 'The Prediction of Self-Reported and Hypothetical Tax-Evasion: Evidence from England, France and Norway.' Journal of Economic Psychology, 22 (2). pp. 141-155.
Webley, Paul and Lewis, A. and Mackenzie, C. (2001) 'Commitment among Ethical Investors: An Experimental Approach.' Journal of Economic Psychology, 22 (1). pp. 27-42.
