The aim of our research is to understand everyday decision-making and its underlying processes, both at the individual level and at societal level. In particular, we investigate the interplay between intuition, reflection, and emotion in economic decision-making. We are interested in questions such as:
- When and why are individuals willing to forsake personal gain in order to help others?
- When and why do individuals make risky economic decisions?
- How do people assign value to payoffs at different points in time?
- How can the decision-making process be improved so that people make better decisions?
We address these questions using a variety of experimental methods, ranging from behavioral studies in the lab and in the field to more novel methods from behavioral neuroscience, including neuroimaging (fMRI), skin conductance, eye-tracking, and genetic data.
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