Social and Economic Research
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Investigating the Effects of Single-Dose Intranasal Testosterone on Economic Preferences in a Large Randomized Trial of Men
Anna Dreber,
Taisuke Imai,
et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),
Volume:122
Number:39
p.e2508519122-
Sep 23, 2025
Migration and Sources of Discrimination in a Social Context: Experimental Evidence from 15 Latin American Countries
Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez,
Gwen-Jirō Clochard,
Helmut Dietl,
Juan Cruz Duhalde
Journal of Development Economics,
Sep 19, 2025
Experimental Evaluation of Random Incentive System under Ambiguity
Tomohito Aoyama,
Nobuyuki Hanaki
Journal of Political Economy: Microeconomics,
forthcoming
Bargaining Under Liquidity Constraints: Experimental Evidence.
Duffy John,
Lucie Lebeau,
Daniela Puzzello
Journal of Economic Theory,
Volume:228
Sep 1, 2025
Liquidity Constraints and Buffer Stock Savings: Theory and Experimental Evidence.
Duffy John,
Andreas Orland
International Economic Review,
Volume:66
Number:3
p.1153-1174
Jun 13, 2025
International Economic Review
In collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (USA), we edit and publish the International Economic Review (IER).
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News

Jan 6th, 2026
ISER is hosting the 2026 Chicago School in Experimental Economics on June 22-26, taught by John List (University of Chicago) and a team of international lecturers. The school aims to deepen scholars’ understanding and knowledge of frontier experimental methods, by covering the full spectrum of designing, conducting, analyzing, and interpreting data from experiments. In addition, attendants will have the opportunity to present and discuss their research. There are no registration costs for the summer school. Applications are open for those that (i) work with experimental methods, (ii) are interested in applying them in the future or (iii) teach or want to incorporate experimental methods in their classes. To apply, please follow this LINK and complete the application by January 21, 2025.
Jan 5th, 2026
PHD Student Andreas Makoto Fukuda Andersen (University of Oslo) is visiting us from Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026.
Dec 19th, 2025
Professor Erte Xiao (Monash University) is visiting us from Dec 19, 2025 to Jan 9, 2026.
Dec 18th, 2025
Professor Takashi Yamagata (University of York) is visiting us from Dec 18, 2025 to Jan 8, 2026.
Dec 8th, 2025
Professor Lawrence Christiano (Northwestern University) is visiting us from Dec 8, 2025 to Dec 16, 2025.
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Upcoming Event

1/13
Akira Ishide
The University of Tokyo
Seminar in Macroeconomics
See the title and subscribe to the Google Calendar at this URL.
16:00 ~ 17:30 (Hybrid)
1/16
Alexander Coutts
Schulich School of Business(Assistant Professor)
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
1/16
Gwen-Jirō Clochard
The University of Osaka
ISER Seminar
Toward an Understanding of Discrimination: The Case of Parsing Multiple Sources
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
1/21
Koki Okumur
University of California, Los Angeles
ISER Seminar
Ownership Structure and Economic Growth
10:30 ~ 12:00 (A301)
1/26
Check Yin Choi
Stockholm University
ISER Seminar
Supplier Search and Market Concentration
10:30 ~ 12:00 (A301)
1/28
Tuyetanh L. Tran
Yale University
ISER Seminar
The Trade-Offs of Curbside Parking: Evidence from Demand-Based Pricing
10:30 ~ 12:00 (A301)
1/30
JeongYeol Kim
KDI School of Public Policy and Management( Assistant Professor)
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
2/9
Takashi Kunimoto
Singapore Management University
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
2/13
Tse-Min Wang
National Taipei University
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
2/16
Colin F. Camerer - Caltech
Klein Lecture
By
University of Pennsylvania / ISER, The University of Osaka
3/4
Andreas Lange
Universität Hamburg
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
4/6
Christos Ioannou
Université Paris-I-Panthéon-Sorbonne(Professor)
ISER Seminar
Non-parametric Strategy Inference in Repeated Games
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
4/13
Hidenori Takahashi
Kyoto University
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
4/17
Fuhai Hong
Lingnan University
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
6/1
Tim Ruberg
The University of Tokyo
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
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Research Highlights

Investigating the Effects of Single-Dose Intranasal Testosterone on Economic Preferences in a Large Randomized Trial of Men
Anna Dreber,
Taisuke Imai,
et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),
Volume:122
Number:39
p.e2508519122-
Sep 23, 2025
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2508519122
Migration and Sources of Discrimination in a Social Context: Experimental Evidence from 15 Latin American Countries
Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez,
Gwen-Jirō Clochard,
Helmut Dietl,
Juan Cruz Duhalde
Journal of Development Economics,
Sep 19, 2025
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103633
Experimental Evaluation of Random Incentive System under Ambiguity
Tomohito Aoyama,
Nobuyuki Hanaki
Journal of Political Economy: Microeconomics,
forthcoming
Bargaining Under Liquidity Constraints: Experimental Evidence.
Duffy John,
Lucie Lebeau,
Daniela Puzzello
Journal of Economic Theory,
Volume:228
Sep 1, 2025
DOI: 10.1016/j.jet.2025.106035
Liquidity Constraints and Buffer Stock Savings: Theory and Experimental Evidence.
Duffy John,
Andreas Orland
International Economic Review,
Volume:66
Number:3
p.1153-1174
Jun 13, 2025
DOI: 10.1111/iere.12784
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