Welcome

iSEE provides a forum for thought-provoking experimental research in Behavioral Economics. iSEE's goal is to encourage lively discussion among its participants and facilitate brainstorming for new research ideas.

The Symposium takes place on March 18th – 19th, 2024. It is organized by Ernesto Reuben, Lina Lozano, Moritz Janas, and Robert Stüber on behalf of the Center for Behavioral Institutional Design. It is hosted by the Division of Social Sciences at New York University Abu Dhabi.

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Presenters & Organizers

Moritz Janas

NYU Abu Dhabi

Lina Lozano

NYU Abu Dhabi

Ernesto Reuben

NYU Abu Dhabi

Robert Stüber

NYU Abu Dhabi

Johannes Abeler

U. Oxford

Andrzej Baranski

NYU Abu Dhabi

Abigail Barr

U. Nottingham

John Duffy

U.C. Irvine

Lata Gangadharan

Monash U.

Sanjeev Goyal

NYU Abu Dhabi

Thomas Meissner

U. Maastricht

Nikos Nikiforakis

NYU Abu Dhabi

Eugenio Proto

U. Glasgow

María Recalde

U. Melbourne

Jonathan Schulz

George Mason U.

Christian Thöni

U. Lausanne

Jeff Zeidel

NYU Abu Dhabi



Program


You can download the PDF version of the program here.

Monday, March 18th

Time Author & Presentation Title
8:25 - 9:00 Breakfast Welcome
9:00 - 10:30 Session 1 Lata Gangadharan
The gender leadership gap in competitive and cooperative institutions
Christian Thöni
Gender differences in preferences: means, variability, and malleability
10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:30 Session 2 Moritz Janas
Eliciting thresholds for interdependent behavior
Lina Lozano
Attribution of failure and success in strategic settings
Nikos Nikiforakis
Disparities in psychological traits and income: Race, ethnicity, and gender in the U.S.
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Torch Club
14:00 - 15:40 Session 3 Robert Stüber
Global study on economic behaviors and stereotypes
Jonathan Schulz
Norms and honesty: A cultural explanation for the gender equality paradox
Johannes Abeler
The effect of the social environment during childhood on preferences in adulthood
15:40 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 17:30 Session 4 Eugenio Proto
Intelligence and voting
Thomas Meissner
Debt aversion: Theory and measurement
18:00 + Dinner Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi

Tuesday, March 19th

Time Author & Presentation Title
8:25 - 9:00 Breakfast
9:00-10:30 Session 5 Andrzej Baranski
Prevalence and predictors of exclusionary behavior across 14 societies
Sanjeev Goyal
Experimental evidence on the relationship between network centrality and individual choice
Jeff Zeidel
A signaling game played by teams: Theory and experiment
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 13:00 Session 6 Abigail Barr
Does increasing inequality threaten social stability? Evidence from the lab
Maria Recalde
Early onset of gendered work assignments
John Duffy
Trade, voting, and ESG policies: Theory and evidence
13:00 + Lunch Torch Club
Optional social activities for the rest of the day


General Information

The symposium will take place in Room A6-010 at the NYU Abu Dhabi Campus, which can be found here.