DrMargaret Samahita
Lecturer/Asst. Professor in Economics
School of Economics
Orcid identifier0000-0002-8693-1185 (opens in a new tab)
- Lecturer/Asst. Professor in EconomicsSchool of Economics
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- University College Dublin, School of Economics, Geary Institute Belfield Dublin 4
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research is in behavioural economics, where I use theoretical, empirical and (primarily) experimental methods to study individual decision-making. In particular, I focus on how social image, norms, and beliefs shape behaviour in labour markets and institutional settings.
GRANTS
- GRANTAmbiguity and the variance of gambles: An experimentUCD School of Economics1 Oct 2025 - 31 Oct 2026
- SEED FUNDINGRebalancing Work: Gender Perception, Job Design, and Occupational DynamicsUniversity College Dublin (UCD)1 Sep 2025 - 31 Dec 2027People funded by this grant:
- Samahita M
- PROJECT GRANTUCD Geary Institute Building International Collaboration SupportUniversity College Dublin (UCD)1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2026People funded by this grant:
- Samahita M
- GRANTSignaling and luxury beliefs: RobustnessUCD School of Economics1 Apr 2025 - 30 Apr 2026
- PROJECT GRANTSupporting a Positive Research Culture in ExperimentationUniversity College Dublin (UCD)1 Mar 2025 - 29 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- Daskalova V,
- Peia O,
- Talevi M,
- Samahita M,
- Geraldes D
- PROJECT GRANTBuilding International Collaboration Supports AwardeeUniversity College Dublin (UCD)1 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2025People funded by this grant:
- Samahita M
- GRANTFostering Assimilation: Evidence from the LabUCD School of Economics1 Apr 2024 - 30 Apr 2025
- INFRASTRUCTUREUCD Experimental Social Sciences LabUniversity College Dublin (UCD)1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- GRANTWho Suffers More from Paperwork? Comparing Administrative Burdens Across Ireland and France as Barriers to Implementation of the National Climate Action PlansIrish Research Council (IRC)1 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- Samahita M,
- Lades L
- GRANTDoes online backlash stifle free speech?Institute for Humane Studies, George Mason University1 Dec 2023 - 2 Dec 2023
- GRANTSignaling and luxury beliefsUCD School of Economics1 Apr 2023 - 1 Apr 2024
- GRANTAssessing administrative burdens as barriers to implementation of Ireland’s 2021 Climate Action PlanEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2025
- GRANTDoes online backlash stifle free speech?Laurier Centre for Economic Research & Policy Analysis1 Aug 2022 - 1 Apr 2023
- GRANTDisentangling climate belief from actionUCD School of Economics1 Apr 2022 - 1 Apr 2023
- OTHER GRANTPhilanthropic Donation in Support of UCD Energy Institute and NexSysUniversity College Dublin Foundation Clg1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Samahita M
- GRANTThe Integrator-centric approach for realising innovative energy efficient buildings in connected sustainable green neighbourhoods (PROBONO)Horizon 20201 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Kinnane O,
- O'Donnell J,
- Crowe P,
- Carroll P
- OTHER GRANTPartisanship and the Wisdom of CrowdsUniversity College Dublin (UCD)30 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2022People funded by this grant:
- Samahita M
- GRANTResearch on Diversity in EconomicsIrish Economic Association1 Aug 2021 - 31 Jul 2022People funded by this grant:
- Samahita M
- GRANTPolitical interaction and influence through social mediaEinaudi Institute for Economics and Finance1 Jun 2020 - 31 Oct 2021
- GRANTPolitical interaction and influence through social mediaCollegio Carlo Alberto1 Jun 2020 - 31 Oct 2021
- GRANTCharitable-giving and regulatory load: Does perception of inefficiency reduce donations? (CRL)Irish Research Council (IRC)1 May 2020 - 31 Dec 2021
- GRANTMetrics interaction and influence: the immigration debate on social mediaUniversity College Dublin (UCD)24 Feb 2020 - 31 Aug 2021People funded by this grant:
- Samahita M
- GRANTThe demand for affirmative actionLund University Centre for Economic Demography1 Jan 2020
- GRANTThe demand for affirmative actionThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences1 Jan 2020
- GRANTThe demand for affirmative actionLund University Institute of Economic Research1 Jan 2020