March 9, 2020
Prosocial spending has delayed negative effects on happiness
New paper by Armin Falk and Thomas Graeber published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
February 13, 2020
briq student fellow portraits: Felix Chopra
Felix Chopra talks about his research on the role of supply and demand in media markets.
February 4, 2020
The dynamics of motivated beliefs
Paper by Florian Zimmermann published in the American Economic Review
January 22, 2020
Three questions with Michela Carlana
Michela Carlana studies how exposure to stereotypes affects educational and occupational choices, and what can be done to reduce biased behavior.
December 4, 2019
Three questions with Michael Kosfeld
Michael Kosfeld on current projects, publications that influenced his work, and open questions in behavioral economics.
November 29, 2019
briq student fellow portraits: Klara Röhrl
Klara Röhrl talks about her research on equality of opportunity.
September 4, 2019
How wage expectations differ by gender
Sorting, children, and negotiation styles explain gender inequalities in starting salaries and lifetime pay.
July 19, 2019
Recent awards and grants for briq researchers
CESifo Prize, SOEP Innovation Sample, IGC Grant
June 28, 2019
briq student fellow portraits: Peter Andre
Peter Andre talks about his research on beliefs and perceptions.
June 11, 2019
Michela Carlana on stereotypes and biased behavior
Michela Carlana from the Harvard Kennedy School gave two short lectures at briq.
May 28, 2019
briq Beliefs Workshop
How people’s beliefs influence their behavior and economic decisions
April 26, 2019
briq/IZA Workshop on Behavioral Economics of Education
How behavioral insights can contribute to equality of opportunity
April 22, 2019
briq student fellow portraits: Lasse Stötzer
Lasse Stötzer on how people use stereotypes to justify selfish behavior.
April 18, 2019
Three questions with Aislinn Bohren
Aislinn Bohren studies how systematic biases influence the way people interpret information they learn about, and how this affects choices, behavior and discrimination in markets.