Social and Economic Research
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Joint Usage and Research Center for Behavioral Economics
News
Feb 24th, 2026
Professor Seung Han Yoo (Korea University) is visiting us from Feb 24, 2026 to Mar 3, 2026.
Feb 9th, 2026
Professor Takashi Kunimoto (Singapore Management University) is visiting us from Feb 9, 2026 to Mar 6, 2026.
Feb 5th, 2026
Associate Professor Ranoua Bouchouicha (Universiteit Gent) is visiting us from Feb 5, 2026 to Feb 13, 2026.
Feb 5th, 2026
Professor Ferdinand Vieider (Universiteit Gent) is visiting us from Feb 5, 2026 to Feb 13, 2026.
Feb 3rd, 2026
Professor Andreas Kotsadam (University of Oslo) is visiting us from Feb 3, 2026 to Feb 15, 2026.
Upcoming Event
3/2
Henrique Pita Barros
University of Lisbon
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
3/4
Andreas Lange
Universität Hamburg
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
3/16
Special Lecture: Meta-Analysis in Economics
Program Link3/17
Philippos Louis
University of Cyprus(Assistant Professor)
10:30 ~ 12:00 (A509)
3/23
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP on HUMAN-AI INTERACTION
Program Link4/6
Christos Ioannou
Université Paris-I-Panthéon-Sorbonne(Professor)
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
4/13
Hidenori Takahashi
Kyoto University
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
4/17
Fuhai Hong
Lingnan University
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
4/20
Hikmet Gunay
University of Manitoba(Professor)
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
4/27
Hillel Rapoport
Université Paris-I-Panthéon-Sorbonne
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
5/11
Joshua Hausmann
University of Michigan
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
5/15
Wei Huang
Chinese University of Hong Kong
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
5/18
Shota Ichihashi
Queen's University
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
5/29
ChienHsun Lin
National Taipei University
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
6/1
Tim Ruberg
The University of Tokyo
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
6/15
Chen Lyu
Peking University
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
6/29
Suanna Oh
École d'économie de Paris(Assistant Professor)
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
Research Highlights
Anna Dreber,
Taisuke Imai,
et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),
122
(39)
e2508519122
2025
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2508519122
Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez,
Gwen-Jirō Clochard,
Helmut Dietl,
Juan Cruz Duhalde
Journal of Development Economics,
179
103633
2026
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
John Duffy,
Lucie Lebeau,
Daniela Puzzello
Journal of Economic Theory,
228
106035
2025
DOI: 10.1016/j.jet.2025.106035
John Duffy,
Andreas Orland
International Economic Review,
66
(3)
pp.1153-1174
2025
DOI: 10.1111/iere.12784
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