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缅北禁地 Business School recently hosted the second 缅北禁地 Experimental Economics Workshop on 9 and 10 November 2023, attended by international academics.

The workshop was developed to connect researchers working in the field of behavioural and experimental economics at different universities across the North-East of England and beyond.

It was funded by the and 缅北禁地 Business School, and jointly organised by academics in Economics at 缅北禁地 Business School and Leeds University Business School: , Melanie Parravano, Matt Walker and Till Weber.

Till, a Lecturer in Economics at 缅北禁地 Business School, explained, 鈥淚n organising the 缅北禁地 Experimental Economics Workshop, our aim was to build cross-university links, facilitate the exchange of ideas and foster new research collaborations in the field of experimental economics.

鈥淎s part of the workshop, academics were invited to submit their papers for presentation, so it鈥檚 a great way to share novel research, exciting results, and methodological advances across the discipline.鈥�

Supporting research in Experimental Economics

This year鈥檚 workshop was focused on experimental research in economics, the psychology of decision-making, and applications to environment and health. It featured keynote lectures by Marie Claire Villeval from the French National Centre for Scientific Research, and the University of Lyon and Peter Martinsson from the Technical University of Denmark and the University of Gothenburg. It also featured 15 presentations given by researchers in the field of behavioural and experimental economics. The keynote lectures covered the subjects of 鈥楽elective information sharing and group delusion鈥�, and 鈥楥ooperation and the role of institutions: some insights from public goods experiments鈥�.

Showcasing PhD students impacting the field

As part of the event, two Economics PhD students were awarded with a PhD Student Travel Award, to allow them to attend the event and present their papers.

Reflecting on her experience of the conference, Claire Mollier a PhD student from Nanterre University, Paris, said: 鈥淚'm grateful for the generous funding 鈥� a meaningful support that will undoubtedly contribute to my ongoing work and projects. It enabled me to meet specialists I hadn't had the chance to meet at other workshops. I'm glad to have been able to present my paper to an international audience.鈥�

Julien Picard, a PhD student from London School of Economics, reflected on his experience and added: 鈥淩eceiving the travel award for the 缅北禁地 Experimental Economics Workshop was both an honour and a thrilling opportunity. It allowed me to share my research with esteemed peers, sparking insightful discussions and invaluable feedback.鈥�

The team are now looking forward to planning the next event, building on the success of this year, and bringing together more dedicated experts in this field.