Andis Sofianos
@andissofianos.bsky.social
Excited for our Experimental Methods and Behavioural Research Centre (EMBR) to be hosting this!
Many thanks to @diegomarinofages.bsky.social for the initiative to securing hosting this next year!
@durham.ac.uk
Many thanks to @diegomarinofages.bsky.social for the initiative to securing hosting this next year!
@durham.ac.uk
Submissions open for Symposium on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries 2026 in Durham (June 11th and 12th)❗
Anandi Mani and Pedro Carneiro will be our keynote speakers!
⏳ Registration deadline: Feb 28th
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Anandi Mani and Pedro Carneiro will be our keynote speakers!
⏳ Registration deadline: Feb 28th
www.durham.ac.uk/business/new...
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SEEDEC 2026 - Durham University Business School
www.durham.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Excited for our Experimental Methods and Behavioural Research Centre (EMBR) to be hosting this!
Many thanks to @diegomarinofages.bsky.social for the initiative to securing hosting this next year!
@durham.ac.uk
Many thanks to @diegomarinofages.bsky.social for the initiative to securing hosting this next year!
@durham.ac.uk
Looking forward to giving a public lecture on "Why Forced Migration is Different" at @durham.ac.uk
www.durham.ac.uk//business/ne...
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Public Lecture Sascha Becker - Durham University Business School
www.durham.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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How do attitudes and beliefs shape whether people cooperate for the common good when there is no chance of future return? @diegomarinofages.bsky.social , @durham-university.bsky.social , @durhameconomics.bsky.social , discusses: faculti.net/beliefs-grou...
#economics
#economics
October 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
How do attitudes and beliefs shape whether people cooperate for the common good when there is no chance of future return? @diegomarinofages.bsky.social , @durham-university.bsky.social , @durhameconomics.bsky.social , discusses: faculti.net/beliefs-grou...
#economics
#economics
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We are The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2026 and ranked third overall in its Good University Guide. Congratulations to our global university community on this success. 🎉
Read more: brnw.ch/21wVU4Q
Read more: brnw.ch/21wVU4Q
September 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
We are The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2026 and ranked third overall in its Good University Guide. Congratulations to our global university community on this success. 🎉
Read more: brnw.ch/21wVU4Q
Read more: brnw.ch/21wVU4Q
Very happy that this is finally out!
Thrilled to share that our article
“Revising Beliefs in Light of Unforeseen Events” is forthcoming in the Journal of the European Economic Association (JEEA).
(with C. K. Becker, T. Melkonyan, @andissofianos.bsky.social Sofianos, S.T. Trautmann)
(1/5)
👉 academic.oup.com/jeea/advance...
“Revising Beliefs in Light of Unforeseen Events” is forthcoming in the Journal of the European Economic Association (JEEA).
(with C. K. Becker, T. Melkonyan, @andissofianos.bsky.social Sofianos, S.T. Trautmann)
(1/5)
👉 academic.oup.com/jeea/advance...
Revising Beliefs in Light of Unforeseen Events
Abstract. Bayesian updating is the dominant theory of learning. However, the theory is silent about how individuals react to events that were previously un
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September 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Very happy that this is finally out!
Very proud of Lex for this achievement. It was a pleasure to supervise him. In fact, he needed very minimal guidance on his dissertation. Well done Lex!
Congratulations to our recent graduate Lex Irish for winning the UK Data Service Dissertation Award!
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Durham Student Wins UK Data Service Dissertation Award - Durham University Business School
www.durham.ac.uk
July 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Very proud of Lex for this achievement. It was a pleasure to supervise him. In fact, he needed very minimal guidance on his dissertation. Well done Lex!
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„Big-Team Science enables structured, collaborative research.“ In his interview in the ZBW Open Science Magazine, Lab² member David Albrecht reflects on what makes Big-Team Science valuable.
👉 Read the full interview (in German):
open-science-future.zbw.eu/big-team-sci...
@da-lbrecht.bsky.social
👉 Read the full interview (in German):
open-science-future.zbw.eu/big-team-sci...
@da-lbrecht.bsky.social
Big-Team-Science ermöglicht strukturierte, gemeinsame Forschung
Big-Team-Science zeichnet sich durch eine koordinierte Zusammenarbeit vieler Forschungsteams aus, die jeweils definierte Beiträge entlang...
open-science-future.zbw.eu
July 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
„Big-Team Science enables structured, collaborative research.“ In his interview in the ZBW Open Science Magazine, Lab² member David Albrecht reflects on what makes Big-Team Science valuable.
👉 Read the full interview (in German):
open-science-future.zbw.eu/big-team-sci...
@da-lbrecht.bsky.social
👉 Read the full interview (in German):
open-science-future.zbw.eu/big-team-sci...
@da-lbrecht.bsky.social
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If you care about higher education in the UK, read the @britishacademy.bsky.social 's response to the Government's Immigration White Paper. It is well worth the time.
The ability to attract and retain global talent and international students is fundamental to the UK’s research and innovation excellence. We have today published our response to the Government’s Immigration White Paper. Read it here: buff.ly/0TEPdtz
July 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If you care about higher education in the UK, read the @britishacademy.bsky.social 's response to the Government's Immigration White Paper. It is well worth the time.
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Our experiments are only as strong as their ability to be replicated
Pleased to see our 2022 study on intelligence & strategy in repeated games validated by a high-powered experiment.
Thanks to Michalis & Graeme.
Pleased to see our 2022 study on intelligence & strategy in repeated games validated by a high-powered experiment.
Thanks to Michalis & Graeme.
Very happy to see our paper with @eugenioproto.bsky.social and Aldo replicated by Michalis (@mdrouvelis.bsky.social) & Graeme!
#EconSky
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Intelligence and strategy choice in indefinitely repeated prisoner’s dilemma games: A replication of Proto, Rustichini & Sofianos (2022)
We provide a close replication of the original study of Proto et al. (2022) which examines the link between intelligence, strategy choice and errors i…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Our experiments are only as strong as their ability to be replicated
Pleased to see our 2022 study on intelligence & strategy in repeated games validated by a high-powered experiment.
Thanks to Michalis & Graeme.
Pleased to see our 2022 study on intelligence & strategy in repeated games validated by a high-powered experiment.
Thanks to Michalis & Graeme.
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Last week the Centre for Macroeconomic Policy (CEMAP) hosted its annual conference on June 19th-20th. Thanks to all the speakers for an exciting two days!
#EconSky
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#EconSky
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June 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Last week the Centre for Macroeconomic Policy (CEMAP) hosted its annual conference on June 19th-20th. Thanks to all the speakers for an exciting two days!
#EconSky
@durham-university.bsky.social
www.durham.ac.uk//business/ne...
#EconSky
@durham-university.bsky.social
www.durham.ac.uk//business/ne...
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Hosted the 2nd Development Economics Workshop (DEW 2025) on June 18th & 19th. Thanks to our keynotes Marcel Fafchamps and Karen Macours, and an excellent line-up of speakers
dew.webspace.durham.ac.uk
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#EconSky
dew.webspace.durham.ac.uk
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#EconSky
June 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hosted the 2nd Development Economics Workshop (DEW 2025) on June 18th & 19th. Thanks to our keynotes Marcel Fafchamps and Karen Macours, and an excellent line-up of speakers
dew.webspace.durham.ac.uk
@durham-university.bsky.social
#EconSky
dew.webspace.durham.ac.uk
@durham-university.bsky.social
#EconSky
Very happy to see our paper with @eugenioproto.bsky.social and Aldo replicated by Michalis (@mdrouvelis.bsky.social) & Graeme!
#EconSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#EconSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Intelligence and strategy choice in indefinitely repeated prisoner’s dilemma games: A replication of Proto, Rustichini & Sofianos (2022)
We provide a close replication of the original study of Proto et al. (2022) which examines the link between intelligence, strategy choice and errors i…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Very happy to see our paper with @eugenioproto.bsky.social and Aldo replicated by Michalis (@mdrouvelis.bsky.social) & Graeme!
#EconSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#EconSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Very proud of our excellent students!
Congratulations to our students who were selected to present their dissertation at the Carroll Round conference this year!! 🥳
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Conference - SFS - School of Foreign Service - Georgetown University
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May 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Very proud of our excellent students!
Had a great time hosting our friends from Newcastle University for the third iteration of our Durham-Newcastle Behavioural & Experimental Economics Mini-Workshop
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May 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Had a great time hosting our friends from Newcastle University for the third iteration of our Durham-Newcastle Behavioural & Experimental Economics Mini-Workshop
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#EconSky
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#EconSky
Kicking off our workshop on "Rules, Norms, and Complexity" hosted by the Centre for Experimental Methods and Behavioural Research (EMBR) shortly. We have some interesting talks from both economists and psychologists.
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#EconSky
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#EconSky
March 31, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Kicking off our workshop on "Rules, Norms, and Complexity" hosted by the Centre for Experimental Methods and Behavioural Research (EMBR) shortly. We have some interesting talks from both economists and psychologists.
@durhameconomics.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social
#EconSky
@durhameconomics.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social
#EconSky
Can vouch for a great work environment and great city to live in. Jörg was a great mentor to have!
I have a postdoc position in Behavioral/Experimental Economics available for 6 years, at the oldest university in Germany in beautiful Heidelberg. Please forward to anyone who might be interested!
#EconJobs #AcademicJobs #HigherEd #Economics #JobAlert
#EconJobs #AcademicJobs #HigherEd #Economics #JobAlert
March 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Can vouch for a great work environment and great city to live in. Jörg was a great mentor to have!
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📢 Call for Papers– 2nd Development Economics Workshop (DEW) 2025 at @durham-university.bsky.social
🗓️ 18-19 June 2025
📍 Durham University, UK
🎤 Keynotes: Marcel Fafchamps, Karen Macours, Maitreesh Ghatak
🗓️ 18-19 June 2025
📍 Durham University, UK
🎤 Keynotes: Marcel Fafchamps, Karen Macours, Maitreesh Ghatak
March 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
📢 Call for Papers– 2nd Development Economics Workshop (DEW) 2025 at @durham-university.bsky.social
🗓️ 18-19 June 2025
📍 Durham University, UK
🎤 Keynotes: Marcel Fafchamps, Karen Macours, Maitreesh Ghatak
🗓️ 18-19 June 2025
📍 Durham University, UK
🎤 Keynotes: Marcel Fafchamps, Karen Macours, Maitreesh Ghatak
The Third Wuhan Cherry Blossom Workshop in Experimental Economics kicking off. Happy that members of our behavioural and experimental group are helping organise and participating #EconBlueSky
March 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The Third Wuhan Cherry Blossom Workshop in Experimental Economics kicking off. Happy that members of our behavioural and experimental group are helping organise and participating #EconBlueSky
Our paper with Marco Lambrecht and Yilong Xu is part of the March issue of this year in Management Science.
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doi.org/10.1287/mnsc...
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March 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Our paper with Marco Lambrecht and Yilong Xu is part of the March issue of this year in Management Science.
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After Trump´s disgraceful behavior last week, we thought we need to do something to help Ukraine directly. And you can help too…
If one person gives a euro to Ukraine, the result is €1.
If two people give 2 each, it is €4.
If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million.
Let’s coordinate, here 👇
and please re-post to spread the word.
yourcontributionsquared.eu/en/
If two people give 2 each, it is €4.
If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million.
Let’s coordinate, here 👇
and please re-post to spread the word.
yourcontributionsquared.eu/en/
Your Contribution Squared
yourcontributionsquared.eu
March 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
After Trump´s disgraceful behavior last week, we thought we need to do something to help Ukraine directly. And you can help too…
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Experimentally-validated mechanism design in action @oechssler.bsky.social @andissofianos.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
March 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Experimentally-validated mechanism design in action @oechssler.bsky.social @andissofianos.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I have written a review article on the research within experimental economics studying the impact of intelligence on economic decision making.
doi.org/10.1093/acre...
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doi.org/10.1093/acre...
#EconSky
February 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I have written a review article on the research within experimental economics studying the impact of intelligence on economic decision making.
doi.org/10.1093/acre...
#EconSky
doi.org/10.1093/acre...
#EconSky
Starting today a short research visit at the
@wzb.bsky.social - many thanks to @leventneyse.bsky.social for hosting!
@wzb.bsky.social - many thanks to @leventneyse.bsky.social for hosting!
January 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Starting today a short research visit at the
@wzb.bsky.social - many thanks to @leventneyse.bsky.social for hosting!
@wzb.bsky.social - many thanks to @leventneyse.bsky.social for hosting!
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Telford survivors criticise Musk’s attack on Jess Phillips. Victims of male violence sign letter praising minister for devoting life to ‘fighting for women and girls’ - exc from @ecourea.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘We stand by Jess’: Telford survivors criticise Musk’s attack on Phillips
Exclusive: Victims of male violence sign letter praising minister for devoting life to ‘fighting for women and girls’
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Telford survivors criticise Musk’s attack on Jess Phillips. Victims of male violence sign letter praising minister for devoting life to ‘fighting for women and girls’ - exc from @ecourea.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...