Mainz Workshop in Behavioural Economics

August 15-16, 2011

University of Mainz Campus / Dekanatssaal (03-150)

Jakob-Welder-Weg 9, 55128 Mainz

This is the workshop related to the lectures "Behavioural and Emotional Economics" by Botond Koszegi.

Workshop Program

Keynote speech: Botond Koszegi (University of California at Berkeley)

(The workshop is public and open to all.)

Day 1
Monday, August 15, 2011
13:25 Welcome

13:30-14:30

Dirk Engelmann, University of Mannheim, Engineering Other-Regarding Preferences: Explaining Distribution Choices in a Large-Scale Internet Experiment (joint with Martin Strobel, Maastricht University)
14:30-15:30

Abhinash Borah, University of Mainz, Individual and Social Choices when Preferences are Other-Regarding: A Choice Theoretic Analysis

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:00

Fabrice Le Lec, Catholic University of Lille, Sharing the pie . . . or gambling for it? (joint with Martin Kocher, University of Munich and Michal Krawczyk, University of Warsaw)

17:00-18:00

Jason Dana, University of Pennsylvania, Nosy Preferences (joint with Chetan Dave, New York University)

19:00

Workshop Dinner

Day 2
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
09:00-10:00 KEY NOTE ADDRESS- Botond Koszegi, University of California, Berkley, Regular Prices and Sales (joint with Paul Heidhues, ESMT and CEPR)
10:00-11:00

David Dillenberger, University of Pennsylvania, History-Dependent Risk Attitude, (joint with Kareen Rozen, Yale University)

11:00-12:00 Heiko Karle, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Advertising Content when Consumers are Loss Averse
12:00-13:30 Lunch Break
13:30-14:30 Larbi Alaoui, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Information Avoidance and the Preservation of Self-Image
14:30-15:30 Jana Friedrichsen, Social Labeling, University of Manheim, Quality and Value of Image
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:00 Heiner Schumacher, University of Frankfurt, Insurance, Self-Control and Commitment
17:00-18:00 Michael Moecker, Fern Universitat in Hagen, Market for Commitment Devices