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SBEE Seminar Series. Guest speakers on topics of social, behavioral and experimental economics. Co-sponsored by the School of Information, the Ross School of Business and the LSA Economics Dept.

2024-25 SBEE seminar speakers announced

08/30/2024

The seminar series co-sponsored by UMSI, Ross and U-M Economics returns Monday, Sept. 9.

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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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Winter 2024 roster of Social, Behavioral and Experimental Economics seminar speakers announced

03/05/2024

Top researchers from around the globe come to Michigan to present their work at the SBEE seminar series, exploring the intersection of economics, psychology, computer science and information science.

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UMSI Research Roundup. TikTok, Media Storms, Algorithms. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Media Storms | TikTok | Algorithms: UMSI Research Roundup

01/29/2024

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

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Featured by Game Changer Podcast. Associate professor Alain Cohn. Fortune's Fairness: The super rich's view on inequality.

Cohn: Alain Cohn featured on Game Changer Podcast

12/21/2023

In the episode, Cohn discusses wealth, fairness and his research on behavioral and experimental economics.

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UMSI research roundup. Wealth redistribution. Virtual Care. News Consumtion. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Wealth redistribution | virtual care | news consumption: UMSI Research Roundup

09/20/2023

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

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What the wealthy consider 'fair' may not be equal to others

09/07/2023

A new study by UMSI associate professor Alain Cohn provides new insights on the reasons behind the wealthy opposing government redistribution.

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Newly promoted UMSI faculty: Ceren Budak, Alain D. Cohn, Michael Nebeling, Stephen W. Oney, Lionel P. Robert, and Florian Schaub

Board of Regents approve 6 UMSI faculty for promotions

05/20/2022

Six UMSI faculty members were promoted by the Board of Regents. Their new positions go into effect this fall.

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Cohn: What happens when customers lie to chatbots?

05/10/2022

Digital customer service systems are supposed to be an efficient way of dealing with customers – but does that still hold up if customers are lying to chatbots?

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Cartoon of person looking thoughtful while standing between working at home and working in an office.

Workers returning to the office become more optimistic about COVID-19 safety, say U-M experts

03/07/2022

New research shows that as people inch closer to returning to work after staying home during the pandemic, they tend to downplay the risks of getting a COVID-19 infection.

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