Behavioural/Neuro Economics Workshop

CAMBRIDGE BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS & NEUROECONOMICS WORKSHOPS

These informal workshops introduce some of the neuroeconomics / behavioural economics research being undertaken in the Cambridge departments / faculties of Economics, Experimental Psychology, and Physiology, Development & Neuroscience.

All are welcome to come along to the fourth workshop in the series:

2–4.30pm Wednesday 3rd September 2008

Kenneth Craik Room,
Craik-Marshall Building (ground floor),
Downing Site

SCHEDULE

2–2.10pm      Welcome and Introduction

2.10–2.40pm Risk Taking and Performance in Tournaments:
Evidence from Weightlifting Competitions
Christos Genakos

2.40–3.10pm A Neuroeconomic Analysis of Herding in Finance
Chris Burke

BREAK

3.30–4pm The Near-miss effect in Gambling behaviour
Luke Clark

4–4.30pm Serotonin and Social Decision-making in the Ultimatum Game

Molly Crocket

Organisers:
Michelle Baddeley (Economics)               mb150@cam.ac.uk
Luke Clark (Experimental Psychology)   lc260@cam.ac.uk