FAIR - The Choice Lab

📢 Call for Papers! Join the 47th Annual Meeting of the Norwegian Association of Economists, hosted by NHH and Samfunnsøkonomene from 24 - 25 Nov.

📝 Submit your paper by 13 Oct: samfunnsokonomene.no/kurs-og-konf...

Exciting news from FAIR 🎉 Professors Erik Ø. Sørensen just received a $23K Peder Sather Grant to study how we can make economics research more transparent, reproducible, and reliable.

Better science helps us all 👏

🔗 www.nhh.no/en/research-...

The 2026 Spring School marks our 10th edition, organized in collaboration with our long-term partner @radyschool.bsky.social ✨

📣 Apply for Spring School 2026!

Spend a week in San Diego, learning from leading researchers in behavioral economics and connecting with peers from across the globe.

Here’s a glimpse of past Spring Schools — from beach walks to research talks 🌊☀️

www.nhh.no/en/calendar/...

💡 How does social innovation power Europe’s competitiveness and performance in its digital, green, and resilience transitions?

On 22 Sept, the ENGAGE.EU Alliance hosts an exclusive innovation dialogue in Brussels.

👥 Panel experts incl. Bertil Tungodden (FAIR NHH)

🔗 tinyurl.com/yc7zpzfv

🎓 PhD Opportunities at NHH!
Join our Department of Economics and kickstart your research career.

📅 Apply by 15 September
📍 Bergen, Norway
Work with leading researchers, access world-class resources, and prepare for a global career in academia.

🔗 Apply now: www.nhh.no/en/research-...

📣 Applications are open for the Spring School in Behavioral Economics 2026!

This is a unique opportunity for PhD students to learn from top scholars, connect with peers & present research. Apply by Oct 25 👉 www.nhh.no/en/calendar/...

Congratulations to Weijia Wang for defending her PhD thesis titled "Essays on Fairness and Decision Making"! 🎉

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We are looking forward to Weijia Wang's PhD defense on Fairness and Decision Making. Wishing Weijia the best of luck tomorrow!

www.nhh.no/en/calendar/...

Inequality acceptance in China: fairness views, inequality beliefs, and policy attitudes in a socialist market economy - The Journal of Economic Inequality Growing inequality poses a fundamental challenge to China’s socialist market economy. In a large-scale comparative study, we examine fairness views and beliefs about the source of inequality in China ...

"Inequality acceptance in China: fairness views, inequality beliefs, and policy attitudes in a socialist market economy" - new article by Alexander W. Cappelen, Bertil Tungodden, Ingvild Almås, Caroline Bonn and Cornelius Cappelen. @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Cooperation creates moral obligations In a large-scale economic experiment, conducted with a general population sample from the United States, we show that cooperation is seen to create re…

"Cooperation creates moral obligations" - new publication by Alexander W. Cappelen & Bertil Tungodden (both @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social) and Varun Gauri in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

✨Passionate about economics?

📝Apply for a PhD at NHH and join a vibrant international research community in Bergen.

Deadline: 15 Sept 2025

🔗https://www.nhh.no/en/research-centres/fair/news/2025/phd-positions-at-the-department-of-economics/

@nhhnor.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social

📉 More parental sick leave → lower school performance in kids.
New study shows family policies shape future generations.

🔗 www.nhh.no/en/research-...

@nhhnor.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social

Great news!🚨

⌛️ REMINDER: Two weeks left to apply for this fantastic postdoc position at @ifoeducation.bsky.social 🙂

Deadline: August 17 ⏲️

IMPORTANT: The position requires fluent German skills 🧑‍🏫

@woessmann.bsky.social @cesifo.org

💥 Norway’s oil boom reshaped education.
Initial dropout spike, then rise in vocational training. Local job opportunities drove the shift.
🔗https://www.nhh.no/en/research-centres/fair/news/2025/jeem-natural-resources-demand-for-skills-and-schooling-choices/
@nhhnor.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social

We hosted the SEEDEC symposium together with
@fair-cele.bsky.social, organized by @vincentsomville.bsky.social. We enjoyed keynotes from
@ggenicot.bsky.social and David McKenzie, lively discussions and great presentations. Thank you all who participated!

Programme - Metascience

💬 Come see us in London! Looking forward to our panel "Meta-economics? Meta-research innovations in economics" on June 30 at the Metascience conference. See the papers & abstract here: metascience.info/programme/#1...

@cega-uc.bsky.social @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social @i4replication.bsky.social

Experimental Evidence on the Acceptance of Males Falling Behind Abstract. In recent decades, there has been an increase in the share of males struggling in the labor market and education. We show in a set of large-scale

Forthcoming article by Alexander W Cappelen @ranveigfalch.bsky.social and Bertil Tungodden "Experimental Evidence on the Acceptance of Males Falling Behind" @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social @eeanews.bsky.social

Teaching materials available: www.eeassoc.org/teaching-mat...

doi.org/10.1093/jeea...

Abstract: See below.

Working paper/pre-print:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

As always:
Feedback is most welcome!

🚨 New paper accepted in the American Economic Review!
Milking machines replaced women’s farm work—pushing young rural women into cities, education, and higher-paying jobs. A striking case of gender-biased tech reshaping lives.

🔗 www.nhh.no/en/research-...

@nhhnor.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social

📣 We're hiring! FAIR is looking for a student assistant to help with logistics and events this autumn 📅

🕒 Part-time | 📍 FAIR,
📬 Apply by 30 June

Read more & apply 👉 www.nhh.no/en/research-...

🚨 We're hiring! @nhhnor.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social

Imagine you could lie for $100 — and no one would ever know Would you do it? A new study reveals how a single promise can tilt the scales toward honesty.

Imagine you could lie for $100 — and no one would ever know
Would you do it? A new study reveals how a single promise can tilt the scales toward honesty.
www.nhh.no/en/nhh-bulle...

👋 FAIR is now on LinkedIn! - Let’s collaborate, exchange ideas, and build something meaningful together. Follow us and stay tuned! ✨ www.linkedin.com/showcase/fai...

🚀 We are proud to launch the new "Ambassadors for the ERC" initiative, together with @ercgrantees.bsky.social !

We aim to empower researchers across Europe to advocate for frontier research. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/44bQzp7

🌟 Excited to see what can be achieved!

#Amb4ERC

We are proud to share that Bertil Tungodden has been appointed as an Ambassador for the European Research Council!
He will promote the importance of frontier research and engage with the research community across Europe. 🚀
#Amb4ERC @nhhnor.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social

Experimental Evidence on the Acceptance of Males Falling Behind Abstract. In recent decades, there has been an increase in the share of males struggling in the labor market and education. We show in a set of large-scale

📚 People are more accepting of men falling behind in work and education—and less supportive of policies to help them. The reason? Many believe it’s due to lack of effort.
🔗 academic.oup.com/jeea/advance...

@nhhnor.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social

✨New FAIR study: How much inequality between children do people accept — and why?

📝Large-scale experiments in China and Norway reveal striking cross-country patterns.

📖 Read more: www.nhh.no/en/research-...

@nhhnor.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social