SBEE Seminars
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.
To join the listserv and receive seminar announcements, go to mcommunity.umich.edu, log in and search for “SBEE Seminar” to join the group. Questions about the listerv can be directed to todstu@umich.edu .
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), Tanya Rosenblat (UMSI), Basit Zafar (Econ), Kevin Carney (Econ), Christine Exley (Econ), and Karthik Srinivasan (UMSI). Todd Stuart serves as seminar coordinator.
Schedule for Winter 2026
Mondays, 2:00PM - 3:15PM ET
| Date | Speaker | Speaker Institution | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. 9 2pm-3:15pm | Francesca Truffa | University of Michigan | Female Entrepreneurship and Professional Networks | NQ 3100 (Ehrlicher Room) |
| Mar. 30 2pm-3:15pm | Nina Buchmann | Yale University | Know Your Place - The Male Breadwinner and Female Homemaker Norms in Bangladesh | NQ 3100 (Ehrlicher Room) |
| Apr. 6 2pm-3:15pm | Eugen Dimant | University of Pennsylvania | Norm Pluralism, Tolerance, and Social Sanctions in a Divided World: Investigating Political Polarization through an Economist’s Lens | NQ 3100 (Ehrlicher Room) |
| Apr. 13 2pm-3:15pm | Keyu Wu | University of Zurich | Recovering Economic Preferences under Behavioral Attenuation Bias | NQ 3100 (Ehrlicher Room) |
| Apr. 20 2pm-3:15pm | Alex Moehring | Purdue University | Title & abstract TBA | NQ 3100 (Ehrlicher Room) |
| Apr. 20 3:15pm-4:30pm | Park Sinchaisri | University of California Berkeley | Title & abstract TBA | NQ 3100 (Ehrlicher Room) |
Schedule for Fall 2025
Mondays, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM ET
Foster Library (room 265), Lorch Hall
| Date | Speaker | Speaker Institution | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 9 1pm-2:15pm | Yoram Halevey | University of Toronto & Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Difficult Decisions | Foster Library (room 265), Lorch Hall |
| September 15 2pm-3:15pm | Arun Chandrasekhar | Stanford University | Discovering Stories from Rich, Abundant Features: The Case for Expansive Experimentation | Ross School of Business (room R0420) |
| Sept 22 2pm-3:15pm | Yu Gao | Peking University | Algorithmic Personalization and Digital Addiction: A Field Experiment on Douyin (TikTok) | Foster Library (room 265), Lorch Hall |
| Sept 29 2pm-3:15pm | David Cooper | University of Iowa | Spontaneous Changes in Indefinitely Repeated PD Games | Ross School of Business (room R0420) |
| Nov 10 2pm-3:15pm | Victoria Prowse | Purdue University | Dynamic Investment in Teamwork Skill: Theory and Experimental Evidence | Foster Library (room 265), Lorch Hall |
| Nov 12 4pm-5pm | Judd Kessler | University of Pennsylvania | Title & abstract TBA | Foster Library (room 265), Lorch Hall |
| Nov 17 2pm-3:15pm | Michele Belot | Cornell University | Title & abstract TBA | Foster Library (room 265), Lorch Hall |