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Advancing innovative thinking on the sources and consequences of inequality while pushing the frontiers of behavioral economics.
Bonn, Germany
Joined May 2016
Effective Jan 01, 2024, briq has merged with the IZA Institute of Labor Economics. While we will continue our mission as part of IZA, this X account will be retired. We express our gratitude for your outstanding support and invite you to follow @IZA_Bonn. Thank you and goodbye!
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Das Ehrenamt spielt im Schulalltag eine immer größere Rolle. Der BR berichtet heute ab 17:30 über die Ergebnisse unserer Langzeitstudie zum Mentorenprogramm @Balu_und_Du. #briqResearchAffiliate @FabianKosse (Uni Würzburg) fasst die Ergebnisse zusammen.
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What role does affirmative action play at elite institutions? A new study by Cecilia Machado, #briqPostdoctoralFellow Germán Reyes and Evan Riehl looks at the affirmative action policy of one of Brazil’s most selective and prestigious universities:
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RT @ptr_andre: 📢 Early-Career Behavioral Economics Conference 2024 📢 Check out the call, help spread the word to your early-career colleag…
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RT @ptr_andre: 🚨 New paper! 🚨 w/ @ph_schirmer @JoWohlfart Stock markets revolve around return expectations, which traders form in light of…
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RT @PingerPia: NEWS: I am excited and more than grateful to have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for my project OPPORTUNITY! #ERCStG #OP…
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Tomorrow, @grand_schemer will present recent work (joint with @MatsKoester and #briqResearchDirector Botond Kőszegi) on the trade-offs between accuracy, anxiety, desirability, and learning under motivated beliefs. What do people choose to believe who can believe what they choose?
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We are in the middle of the #briqVisitingPeriod2023. Many researchers have already arrived - even more to come... Welcome to everyone! ➡️
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Did the 19th/20th century state bans on first-cousin marriage boost the US economy? A new study by #briqPostdoctoralFellow @ArkdevGhosh et al. supports the hypothesis that tightly knit family structures may impede economic development:
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Economic Consequences of Kinship: Evidence from U.S. Bans on Cousin Marriage,” by Ghosh (@arkdevghosh), Hwang (@sam_hwang81), and Squires (@munirsquires):
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A warm welcome to all participants of the 5th briq Workshop on Beliefs. The topic of mental models will be the core theme of this year’s workshop with many exciting presentations to expect. Program at:
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An intense and inspiring #SSBE2023 week with amazing lecturers and highly motivated students comes to a close.🏁 But, of course, it wasn't all work and no play! Our participants also enjoyed a guided tour along the sunny Red Wine Trail, winding through the Ahr Valley vineyards.🌞
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Florian Zimmermann also delivered an insightful review of the research frontier on the topic of beliefs and belief biases, including his own influential work, such as:
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In the second part of her lecture, @lise_vesterlund gave insights into her impactful and varied research findings, highlighting experiments on decisions to volunteer and to negotiate, as well as on work assignments.
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In the afternoon lecture, George Loewenstein aimed to strengthen the psychological basis of economic models. He offered intriguing insights into the economics of attention, a key production factor with profound effects on economic interactions. #SSBE2023
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