Martijn J. van den Assem

My longtime co-author Dennie van Dolder recently recorded a podcast about our research into giving behavior (for which we used a Dutch TV show). A great listen—highly recommended!

Presenting our work using Dutch TV show data to study altruistic motives all the way in Beijing at Peking University. A great group to visit.
The paper can be downloaded here: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

At the Finance department of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam we have an opening for a PhD position on risk preferences in financial decision making.

We recruit on a rolling basis until the position is filled. See the listing for more details about the position and the application procedure.

Are you a research master student who’s interested in blending behavioral, micro, and financial economics for your dissertation? I rarely share vacancies, but this one’s genuinely worth checking out.

workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/ph...

Must be some kind of induction faillure.

J.John on Instagram: "Sometimes we need to be able to see things in their proper perspective!" 9,760 likes, 163 comments - jjohnglobal on November 3, 2024: "Sometimes we need to be able to see things in their proper perspective!".

Framing:

www.instagram.com/reel/DB6s1L4...

Happy to be added!

🥂 New working paper! 🍾

“Follow the fast: A simple algorithm for extracting wisdom from crowds”

Summarizing thread by one of my coauthors below 👇

The program covers a wide range of themes, offering plenty of engaging sessions for anyone interested in behavioral finance.

We also warmly welcome practitioners to join us.

Registration closes on October 1 and includes the conference dinner on Thursday evening.

Final Call RBFC Registration

We have a few spots left for attending the fifth Research in Behavioral Finance Conference (RBFC) in Amsterdam on October 17 & 18

Visit rbfc.eu for an overview of the 135 presenters and their talks, including keynotes by Camelia Kuhnen, David Laibson, and Kelly Shue.

AMAZING how realistic this AI-generated podcast sounds, and how well and accessibly they discuss the content of our new paper.

Thanks! Finally reading your book 👌🏻

🚨NEW PAPER 🚨
What motivates people to help others? Are they utilitarian like Mill and Bentham, or do they care about equity and desert, like Aristotle and Locke? We use a Dutch TV show to answer this question!
Paper available here: t.co/THSMqeHy7o
Thread below 🧵👇
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New here, glad to be added!

🚨 Now that we're all moving here, I'd like to share a recent working paper with @gmelios.bsky.social: Religion, Identity, and Preferences! 🚨

Want to find out how religiosity causally affects policy preferences and gender norms? A 🧵

#econsky #polisky

Perfect summary of our new game show paper 👇