The Social, Behavioral and Experimental Economics Seminar Series brings together a coherent and vital community of economics scholars whose research aims to broaden our understanding of the social, economic, and political consequences of real-life decisions and behaviors.
This seminar series is organized jointly by Professors Yan Chen (UMSI), Alain Cohn (UMSI), Erin Krupka (UMSI), Steve Leider (Ross), David Miller (Econ), Yesim Orhun (Ross), and Tanya Rosenblat (UMSI). Todd Stuart serves as seminar coordinator.
Winter 2024
| Date | Speaker | Speaker Institution | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 28 | Emily L. Breza | Harvard University | TBD | Lorch Hall, Room 201 |
| April 2 | Siqi Pan | University of Melbourne | TBD | North Quad 3100 (Ehrlicher Room) |
| April 9 | Andrea Robbett | Middlebury College | TBD | Ross School of Buisness, Room B 1590 Corner Commons |
| April 16 | Muhammed Yasir Khan | University of Pittsburgh | TBD | Ross School of Buisness, Room B 1590 Corner Commons |
| April 23 | Björn Bartling | University of Zurich | TBD | Ross School of Buisness, Room B 1590 Corner Commons |
Fall 2023
| Date | Speaker | Speaker Institution | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 12 | Daniel Chen | Toulouse School of Economics, Toulouse, France |
Data Science for Justice: Evidence from a Nationwide Randomized Experiment in Kenya | Ehrlicher Room (3100 North Quad) |
| Sept 26 | Andras Molnar | University of Michigan | “It’s not about the money. It’s about sending a message! Avengers want offenders to understand the reason for revenge. | Erlicher Room (3100 North Quad) |
| Oct 3 | Justin Holz | University of Michigan | TBD | Erlicher Room (3100 North Quad) |
| Oct 10 | Michel Maréchal | University of Zürich | The Right to be Heard: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Economizing Procedural Justice | Erlicher Room (3100 North Quad) |
| Nov 7 | Sherry Li | University of Arkansas | TBD | Erlicher Room (3100 North Quad) |
| Nov 14 | Billur Aksoy | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | TBD | Erlicher Room (3100 North Quad) |
| Nov 28 | John Horton | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | TBD | Erlicher Room (3100 North Quad) |
| Dec 5 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Dec 12 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Winter 2023
| Date | Speaker | Speaker Institution | Title | Location | Recordings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 7 | Paul Healy | Ohio State University | Testing Elicitation Mechanisms Via Team Chat | 3100 North Quad, Zoom | YouTube Link |
| March 14 | Misha Teplitskiy | University of Michigan | Ability to navigate the peer review process as a driver of global disparities in scientific productivity | 3100 North Quad, Zoom | YouTube Link |
| March 21 | Ginger Jin | University of Maryland | Safety Reviews on Airbnb: An Information Tale | 3100 North Quad, Zoom | |
| March 28 | Stefanie Stantcheva | Harvard University | Zero-Sum Thinking and the Roots of U.S. Political Divides | Zoom | YouTube Link |
| April 4 | Matthew Kovach | Virginia Tech | Intertial Updating | 3100 North Quad, Zoom | YouTube Link |
| April 11 | Botond Koszegi | Behavior and Inequality Institute, Bonn, Germany | Understanding Markets with Socially Responsible Consumers - joint with Marc Kaufmann | Space 2435 | In-Person Only |
| April 18 | Heather Schofield | University of Pennsylvania | Habit Formation in Labor Supply | 3100 North Quad, Zoom | |
| April 25 | Nicholas Bloom | Standford University | How Hybrid Working From Home Works Out | 3100 North Quad, Zoom | YouTube Link |
| May 10 | Andrzej Baranski | NYU Abu Dhabi | An Experiment on Gender Representation in Majoritarian Bargaining | 4300 North Quad |
Fall 2022
| Date | Speaker | Speaker Institution | Title | Location | Recordings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 13 | Silvia Saccardo | Carnegie Mellon University | Assessing Nudge Scalability: Two Lessons from Large-scale RCTs |
Zoom | YouTube Link |
| Sept 19 (11:45 am - 1 pm) |
Lise Vesterlund | University of Pittsburgh | The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead End Work |
NQ Space 2435 | YouTube Link |
| Sept 27 | Frank Schilbach | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Not Learning from Others + Learning in the Household | Zoom | YouTube Link |
| Oct 4 | Ricardo Perez-Truglia | University of California, Berkeley | Where Do My Tax Dollars Go? Tax Morale Effects of Perceived Government Spending |
Zoom | YouTube Link |
| Oct 11 | Roseanna Sommers | University of Michigan | Consent Searches and the Underestimation of Compliance | Lorch 301 (in-person only) |
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| Oct 25 | Erik Snowberg | University of Utah | Education, Reference, Points, and Happiness | Ross (Blau) B3560 | |
| Nov 1 | Alexander Coutts | York University | Miscalibration, Overconfidence, and Uncertainty | Ross (Blau) B3560 | YouTube Link |
| Nov 8 (EDT to EST) |
Yuehao Bai | University of Michigan | Optimality of Matched-Pair Designs in Randomized Controlled Trials | Ross (Blau) B3560 | YouTube Link |
| Nov 15 | Corinne Low | University of Pennsylvania | Traditional Institutions in Modern Times: Dowries as Pensions When Sons Migrate | Ross (Blau) B3560 | YouTube Link |
| Nov 22 | Kevin Bauer | University of Mannheim | The Smart Green Nudge | 3100 North Quad, Zoom | YouTube Link |
| Nov 29 | Aislinn Bohren | University of Pennsylvania | Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement | Ross (Blau) B3560 | YouTube Link |
| Dec 6 | Marco Islam | University of Michigan (Visiting) | Motivated Risk Assessments | Ross (Blau) B3560 | YouTube Link |
Winter 2022
Fall 2021
Winter 2021
Fall 2020
Winter 2020
| Date | Presenter | Location |
|---|---|---|
| March 9 | Paola Giuliano (UCLA) | TBA |
| March 23 | Ceren Budak (U-M, internal) | TBA |
| March 30 | Mike Mueller-Smith (U-M, internal) | TBA |
| April 6 | Allison Earl (U-M, internal) | TBA |
| April 13 | John Wooders (NYU) | TBA |
| April 20 | Jacob Goeree (Sydney) | TBA |
| April 27 | Marie Claire Villeval (Lyon) | TBA |
Fall 2019
| Date | Presenter | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 09 | Ray Fisman | Rules, Discretion, and Corruption in Procurement: Evidence from Italian Government Contracting | Ehrlicher Room, 3100 North Quad |
| Sept 16 | Daniel Benjamin | Reconsidering Risk Aversion | Ehrlicher Room, 3100 North Quad |
| Sept 23 | Collin Raymond | Persistent Overconfidence and Biased Memory: Evidence from Managers | Ehrlicher Room, 3100 North Quad |
| Sept 30 | Christine Exley | Motivated Errors | Ehrlicher Room, 3100 North Quad |
| Oct 7 | Joel Sobel | Lying and Deception in Games | Ehrlicher Room, 3100 North Quad |
| Oct 21 | Topi Miettinen | Exploration in Teams and the Encouragement Effect: Theory and Experimental Evidence | Ehrlicher Room, 3100 North Quad |
| Oct 28 | Judd Kessler | Equity Concerns are Narrowly Framed | Ehrlicher Room, 2435 North Quad |
| Nov 4 | David Huffman | Complexity and shrouded attributes in incentive schemes: The case of the ratchet effect | Ehrlicher Room, 3100 North Quad |
| Nov 18 | Predrag Klasnja (U-M, internal) | Ehrlicher Room, 3100 North Quad | |
| Dec 2 | Alexandra Rosati (U-M, internal) | Ehrlicher Room, 3100 North Quad | |
| Dec 9 | John Beshears (Harvard) | Ehrlicher Room, 3100 North Quad |