Friends in the #BehavioralEcon & #GameTheory community: *now* is the time to fund a new journal.
Collective action is hard, but Elsevier just made coordinating to a new, better equilibrium way easier.
Let's get rid of for-profit publishers. Let's move to no-profit or in-house.
We can do it!
Collective action is hard, but Elsevier just made coordinating to a new, better equilibrium way easier.
Let's get rid of for-profit publishers. Let's move to no-profit or in-house.
We can do it!
Six editors and nearly 60 advisory editors of Games and Economic Behavior resigned after Elsevier, the journal’s publisher, decided not to renew the editor-in-chief’s contract.
Editors of economics journal resign after Elsevier doesn’t renew EIC’s contract
Six editors and nearly 60 advisory editors of Games and Economic Behavior resigned after the journal’s publisher decided not to renew the editor-in-chief’s contract. In late July, Elsevier to…
retractionwatch.com
August 25, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Friends in the #BehavioralEcon & #GameTheory community: *now* is the time to fund a new journal.
Collective action is hard, but Elsevier just made coordinating to a new, better equilibrium way easier.
Let's get rid of for-profit publishers. Let's move to no-profit or in-house.
We can do it!
Collective action is hard, but Elsevier just made coordinating to a new, better equilibrium way easier.
Let's get rid of for-profit publishers. Let's move to no-profit or in-house.
We can do it!
Why would hiding a bowl of cashews inspire gratitude?
Richard Thaler (Nobel Laureate and BCFG Team Scientist) explains why we treat "now" so differently from "later".
#behavioralecon #behavioralscience
Richard Thaler (Nobel Laureate and BCFG Team Scientist) explains why we treat "now" so differently from "later".
#behavioralecon #behavioralscience
September 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Why would hiding a bowl of cashews inspire gratitude?
Richard Thaler (Nobel Laureate and BCFG Team Scientist) explains why we treat "now" so differently from "later".
#behavioralecon #behavioralscience
Richard Thaler (Nobel Laureate and BCFG Team Scientist) explains why we treat "now" so differently from "later".
#behavioralecon #behavioralscience
Why games hook us:
Tiny dopamine hits.
Fear of missing out.
Unfinished loops.
Pure, messy human joy. ✨
#GameDev #BehavioralEcon
Tiny dopamine hits.
Fear of missing out.
Unfinished loops.
Pure, messy human joy. ✨
#GameDev #BehavioralEcon
May 4, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Why games hook us:
Tiny dopamine hits.
Fear of missing out.
Unfinished loops.
Pure, messy human joy. ✨
#GameDev #BehavioralEcon
Tiny dopamine hits.
Fear of missing out.
Unfinished loops.
Pure, messy human joy. ✨
#GameDev #BehavioralEcon
Hello BlueSky! First post to those interested in #decisionmaking #jdm #behavioralecon #consumerbehavior
🔥 SJDM Conference registration is open 🔥 Conference will be Nov 17-20 in San Fran. More info and register today at www.sjdm.org! Early registration ends Nov 5 and fees increase.
🔥 SJDM Conference registration is open 🔥 Conference will be Nov 17-20 in San Fran. More info and register today at www.sjdm.org! Early registration ends Nov 5 and fees increase.
Society for Judgment and Decision Making
www.sjdm.org
September 29, 2023 at 2:27 PM
Hello BlueSky! First post to those interested in #decisionmaking #jdm #behavioralecon #consumerbehavior
🔥 SJDM Conference registration is open 🔥 Conference will be Nov 17-20 in San Fran. More info and register today at www.sjdm.org! Early registration ends Nov 5 and fees increase.
🔥 SJDM Conference registration is open 🔥 Conference will be Nov 17-20 in San Fran. More info and register today at www.sjdm.org! Early registration ends Nov 5 and fees increase.
Games are just behavioral econ labs, aren't they?
Who wants to dive into *that* rabbit hole with me? 🧪
#GameDev #BehavioralEcon
Who wants to dive into *that* rabbit hole with me? 🧪
#GameDev #BehavioralEcon
March 24, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Games are just behavioral econ labs, aren't they?
Who wants to dive into *that* rabbit hole with me? 🧪
#GameDev #BehavioralEcon
Who wants to dive into *that* rabbit hole with me? 🧪
#GameDev #BehavioralEcon
July 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
July 11, 2026 at 12:13 AM
When might the winner of an auction really be the loser?
Richard Thaler (Nobel Laureate and BCFG Team Scientist) explains the Winner’s Curse in this clip from a BCFG event.
#behavioralecon #behavioralscience
Richard Thaler (Nobel Laureate and BCFG Team Scientist) explains the Winner’s Curse in this clip from a BCFG event.
#behavioralecon #behavioralscience
August 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
When might the winner of an auction really be the loser?
Richard Thaler (Nobel Laureate and BCFG Team Scientist) explains the Winner’s Curse in this clip from a BCFG event.
#behavioralecon #behavioralscience
Richard Thaler (Nobel Laureate and BCFG Team Scientist) explains the Winner’s Curse in this clip from a BCFG event.
#behavioralecon #behavioralscience
#SportsEconomics #LaborEcon #BehavioralEcon #DEI #Colorism #Refereeing #WNBA #MachineLearning #AppliedMicro #WorkingPaper
October 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
📢 Applied Lunch Seminar at UAB
Caroline Coly (UB) will present
“The Bystander Issue: Understanding the Role of Beliefs in Workplace Sexual Harassment”
🗓️ Nov 4, 2025 – 13:30
📍Seminari A
#EconSeminar #AppliedEconomics #BehavioralEcon
Caroline Coly (UB) will present
“The Bystander Issue: Understanding the Role of Beliefs in Workplace Sexual Harassment”
🗓️ Nov 4, 2025 – 13:30
📍Seminari A
#EconSeminar #AppliedEconomics #BehavioralEcon
November 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
📢 Applied Lunch Seminar at UAB
Caroline Coly (UB) will present
“The Bystander Issue: Understanding the Role of Beliefs in Workplace Sexual Harassment”
🗓️ Nov 4, 2025 – 13:30
📍Seminari A
#EconSeminar #AppliedEconomics #BehavioralEcon
Caroline Coly (UB) will present
“The Bystander Issue: Understanding the Role of Beliefs in Workplace Sexual Harassment”
🗓️ Nov 4, 2025 – 13:30
📍Seminari A
#EconSeminar #AppliedEconomics #BehavioralEcon
My new paper examines whether subtle survey phrasing influences engagement and whether gender moderates these effects. Results show no treatment or gender differences.
Full paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.01565
#BehavioralEcon #GenderResearch #ExperimentalEcon #EconResearch #EconSky #AcademicSky
Full paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.01565
#BehavioralEcon #GenderResearch #ExperimentalEcon #EconResearch #EconSky #AcademicSky
Gendered Responses to Subtle Social Pressure: Experimental Evidence from Survey Results
This study analyzes whether subtle variations in the survey questionnaire phrasing influence participant engagement and whether these effects differ by gender. Building on theories of social pressure ...
arxiv.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
My new paper examines whether subtle survey phrasing influences engagement and whether gender moderates these effects. Results show no treatment or gender differences.
Full paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.01565
#BehavioralEcon #GenderResearch #ExperimentalEcon #EconResearch #EconSky #AcademicSky
Full paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.01565
#BehavioralEcon #GenderResearch #ExperimentalEcon #EconResearch #EconSky #AcademicSky
Games mirror our desire for growth.
Are the 'exploits'
just player ingenuity,
or designer oversight? 🤔
#GameDev #BehavioralEcon
Are the 'exploits'
just player ingenuity,
or designer oversight? 🤔
#GameDev #BehavioralEcon
May 13, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Games mirror our desire for growth.
Are the 'exploits'
just player ingenuity,
or designer oversight? 🤔
#GameDev #BehavioralEcon
Are the 'exploits'
just player ingenuity,
or designer oversight? 🤔
#GameDev #BehavioralEcon
What is a nudge?
@casssunstein.bsky.social (BCFG Team Scientist and co-author of Nudge) explains in this clip from BCFG’s archives.
#nudge #behavioralecon #behavioralscience
@casssunstein.bsky.social (BCFG Team Scientist and co-author of Nudge) explains in this clip from BCFG’s archives.
#nudge #behavioralecon #behavioralscience
July 23, 2026 at 4:47 PM
What is a nudge?
@casssunstein.bsky.social (BCFG Team Scientist and co-author of Nudge) explains in this clip from BCFG’s archives.
#nudge #behavioralecon #behavioralscience
@casssunstein.bsky.social (BCFG Team Scientist and co-author of Nudge) explains in this clip from BCFG’s archives.
#nudge #behavioralecon #behavioralscience
7/
🔓 Read the full paper here:
"Avoiding Catastrophic Climate Change: Heterogeneous Abatement Costs and Voting on Redistribution"
JEBO, Open Access → tinyurl.com/bde643fx
#Climate #BehavioralEcon #LabExperiment
🔓 Read the full paper here:
"Avoiding Catastrophic Climate Change: Heterogeneous Abatement Costs and Voting on Redistribution"
JEBO, Open Access → tinyurl.com/bde643fx
#Climate #BehavioralEcon #LabExperiment
June 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM
7/
🔓 Read the full paper here:
"Avoiding Catastrophic Climate Change: Heterogeneous Abatement Costs and Voting on Redistribution"
JEBO, Open Access → tinyurl.com/bde643fx
#Climate #BehavioralEcon #LabExperiment
🔓 Read the full paper here:
"Avoiding Catastrophic Climate Change: Heterogeneous Abatement Costs and Voting on Redistribution"
JEBO, Open Access → tinyurl.com/bde643fx
#Climate #BehavioralEcon #LabExperiment
loss aversion: feeling the pain of losing $100 > pleasure of gaining $100.
manual budgeting taps this hard. every expense *feels* like a loss. see the number go down. not some abstract auto-sync.
lose more, spend less. simple as. ditch the robots. #behavioralecon
manual budgeting taps this hard. every expense *feels* like a loss. see the number go down. not some abstract auto-sync.
lose more, spend less. simple as. ditch the robots. #behavioralecon
November 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
loss aversion: feeling the pain of losing $100 > pleasure of gaining $100.
manual budgeting taps this hard. every expense *feels* like a loss. see the number go down. not some abstract auto-sync.
lose more, spend less. simple as. ditch the robots. #behavioralecon
manual budgeting taps this hard. every expense *feels* like a loss. see the number go down. not some abstract auto-sync.
lose more, spend less. simple as. ditch the robots. #behavioralecon
Honesty oaths seemed to decrease dishonest behaviour in 7 studies across the US, UK, and Mexico.
However, the effect of the potential to benefit a partner on dishonesty didn’t reach conventional levels of significance.
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
#psychology #ethics #xPhi #behavioralEcon #openAccess
However, the effect of the potential to benefit a partner on dishonesty didn’t reach conventional levels of significance.
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
#psychology #ethics #xPhi #behavioralEcon #openAccess
November 1, 2023 at 12:05 AM
Honesty oaths seemed to decrease dishonest behaviour in 7 studies across the US, UK, and Mexico.
However, the effect of the potential to benefit a partner on dishonesty didn’t reach conventional levels of significance.
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
#psychology #ethics #xPhi #behavioralEcon #openAccess
However, the effect of the potential to benefit a partner on dishonesty didn’t reach conventional levels of significance.
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
#psychology #ethics #xPhi #behavioralEcon #openAccess
Systematic rewards vs. emergent joy.
Games know.
Humans don't always.
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon
Games know.
Humans don't always.
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon
September 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Systematic rewards vs. emergent joy.
Games know.
Humans don't always.
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon
Games know.
Humans don't always.
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon
share.libbyapp.com/title/2766628 Just finished this and cannot recommend it enough. After listening to #MoneyBall because of my kiddos love of sports I decided to give this one a listen too. A wonderful distraction from the insanity of the day. #EconSky #BehavioralEcon @michaellewis65.bsky.social
The Undoing Project
Bestselling author Michael Lewis examines how a Nobel Prize - winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality.Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote...
share.libbyapp.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
share.libbyapp.com/title/2766628 Just finished this and cannot recommend it enough. After listening to #MoneyBall because of my kiddos love of sports I decided to give this one a listen too. A wonderful distraction from the insanity of the day. #EconSky #BehavioralEcon @michaellewis65.bsky.social
Sellers upgrade homes below energy rating thresholds (C→B) to avoid 'loss,' buyers pay premiums above for 'gains.' Not inattention & anchoring—loss aversion & framing. GREAT PAPER! #BehavioralEcon www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
The Simpler the Better? Threshold Effects of Energy Labels on Property Prices and Energy Efficiency Investments
(January 2025) - Using British data on over 7 million residential property sales, we find that the simplified energy efficiency (EE) information leads to important market effects. UK legislation requi...
www.aeaweb.org
January 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Sellers upgrade homes below energy rating thresholds (C→B) to avoid 'loss,' buyers pay premiums above for 'gains.' Not inattention & anchoring—loss aversion & framing. GREAT PAPER! #BehavioralEcon www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Why do players get hooked?
It's the inefficientこだわり.
Not always logic.
Just… fascinating. ✨
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon
It's the inefficientこだわり.
Not always logic.
Just… fascinating. ✨
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon
August 2, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Why do players get hooked?
It's the inefficientこだわり.
Not always logic.
Just… fascinating. ✨
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon
It's the inefficientこだわり.
Not always logic.
Just… fascinating. ✨
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon
This is the first MRI lab at an Econ Dept. in Israel, and I’m very much looking forward to new cross-discipline collaborations between the CogSci and BehavioralEcon communities! 2/3
July 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
This is the first MRI lab at an Econ Dept. in Israel, and I’m very much looking forward to new cross-discipline collaborations between the CogSci and BehavioralEcon communities! 2/3
Two brains at work. 🧠 Recommended Read: Thinking, Fast and Slow. System 1: Quick, emotional, instinctive. System 2: Deliberate, analytical, demanding. Grasping their conflict reveals our poor decisions. Take control of your mind. #Psychology #BehavioralEcon#Mind
December 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Two brains at work. 🧠 Recommended Read: Thinking, Fast and Slow. System 1: Quick, emotional, instinctive. System 2: Deliberate, analytical, demanding. Grasping their conflict reveals our poor decisions. Take control of your mind. #Psychology #BehavioralEcon#Mind
Games engineer desire.
Will this curated reality
rewrite our own economics? 🤔
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon
Will this curated reality
rewrite our own economics? 🤔
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon
May 28, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Games engineer desire.
Will this curated reality
rewrite our own economics? 🤔
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon
Will this curated reality
rewrite our own economics? 🤔
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon
Games master scarcity.
Limited-time events?
FOMO is their algorithm.
Smart. 👾
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon
Limited-time events?
FOMO is their algorithm.
Smart. 👾
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon
May 18, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Games master scarcity.
Limited-time events?
FOMO is their algorithm.
Smart. 👾
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon
Limited-time events?
FOMO is their algorithm.
Smart. 👾
#GameDesign #BehavioralEcon