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Behavioral and experimental economics

The study of how individual economic decisions and behaviors deviate from traditional models, employing experimental methods to empirically investigate psychological factors influencing economic choices.

Featured by The Globe and Mail. Associate professor Alain Cohn. Lost wallets get returned more often than you might think - and trusting strangers to do it makes us happier.

Cohn: For a society to function smoothly, you need people to be able to trust each other

02/26/2025

UMSI associate professor Alain Cohn says the more money found in a lost wallet, the more likely someone is to return the wallet to its original owner. 

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Quoted by The New York Times. Professor Cliff Lampe. Selling food on Facebook Marketplace is part of a newer trend.

Lampe: Home restaurant businesses are growing throughout the country thanks to social media

10/25/2024

For the New York Times, Cliff Lampe talks about the boom in sales of homemade meals. 

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UMSI Research Roundup. Cannabis Use, TikTok Social Drama. Recent publications by UMSI faculty and PhD students.

Cannabis use | TikTok social drama: UMSI Research Roundup

08/28/2024

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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UMSI News

Economist retweets boost visibility, outcomes for doctoral job seekers

07/03/2024

New work published by UMSI researchers reveals job market candidates benefit from social media engagement. 

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UMSI at the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics Conference, August 8-11. Professor Yan Chen, Plenary Session: Group Identity and Political Polarization, Tuesday August 9, 11:45 am, EDT

Yan Chen to deliver plenary talk at Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics conference

08/09/2022

Behavioral and experimental economics expert Professor Yan Chen will speak on “group identity and political polarization” in her Plenary Session Herbert Simon Lecture at SABE 2022.

 

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