Paul Webley CBE (19 November 1953 – 2 March 2016) was director and principal of the

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from 2006 to 2015. From 2010 until his death in 2016, he was Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the

. He was a member of the editorial board of the '' Journal of Economic Psychology'' and a former president of the

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. Webley received his BSc and PhD from the

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. After a brief period at the

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he moved to the

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, where he remained for 26 years, rising from lecturer to professor of economic psychology. He was head of the Department and School of Psychology from 1993 to 2003, and from 2003 to 2006 he was one of the university's deputy vice-chancellors (Senior Deputy VC, 2005-6). His major research interests were economic

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, the psychology of money, and the psychology of

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ation, though he also worked on environmental psychology and the general issue of the

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underlying rule compliance. Webley was appointed

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in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to higher education.2015 New Year Honours List
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Publications

Webley wrote 10 books, 58 chapters in books, 68 journal articles, and more than a dozen papers for newsletters, magazines, and miscellaneous professional and academic publications. A full list is available here:

Notable publications, illustrating the range of Webley's research, include: * Lea, S.E.G., Tarpy, R.M., & Webley, P. (1987). ''The Individual in the Economy''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. *Webley, P., Robben, H.S.J., Elffers, H., & Hessing, D.J. (1991). ''Tax evasion: an experimental approach''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. * * *Webley, P., Burgoyne, C.B., Lea, S.E.G. & Young, B.M. (2001). ''The Economic Psychology of Everyday Life''. Hove: Psychology Press. * * *

References

External links

Donald MacLeod, 'SOAS appoints new director', ''The Guardian'' (7 February 2006)
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