The Center for Social and Economic Behavior (C-SEB) at the University of Cologne (UoC) brings together Cologne-based researchers from economics, management science, and psychology. Together with internationally renowned scientists from Europe and the USA, they investigate the fundamental principles and behavioral mechanisms that affect social and economic behavior. Since its establishment in 2019, the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute is an important partner.
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Social and economic behavior is shaping almost all aspects of our lives. But it does not only influence the actions of individuals. Behavior and its underlying motivation and cognition, also affects the success of societies, politics, markets and organizations. Understanding its determinants, and how it can be ‘managed’, is thus of crucial importance for understanding and addressing major challenges to society and humanity.
C-SEB aims to develop an empirically based theory of the institutions that define economic incentives and of the conditions that influence information processing in social and economic contexts. Using a behavioral economics and social cognition approach, the center examines how these mechanisms can be designed and manipulated. C-SEB seeks to build a bridge between laboratory research and real-world contexts in order to contribute to solutions to contemporary challenges in the economy.
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25. April 2025 @ 12:00 - 12:45 via ZOOM
Frauke Gerster (University of Cologne) - The Impact of SES Consciousness on CognitivePerformance: An Experimental Approach
28. April 2025 @ 16:00 - 17:00 via ZOOM
Lea Nagel (Stanford University): A Measure of Complexity for Strategy-Proof Mechanisms (with Roberto Saitto)
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29. April 2025 @ 12:00 - 13:00 Room 3.206, Studierenden Service Center (SSC) (Building 102), Universitätsstraße 22a, 50923 Köln
Luca Henkel (Erasmus University Rotterdam) - "The Role of Interpersonal Uncertainty in Prosocial Behavior"
30. April 2025 @ 12:00 - 13:15 Room 3.206, Studierenden Service Center (SSC) (Building 102), Universitätsstraße 22a, 50923 Köln
Matt Lowe (University of British Columbia) - Psychedelics and Well-Being: A Field Experiment in Brazil (with Patrick Francois and Ieda Matavelli)
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6. May 2025 @ 12:00 - 13:00 Room 3.206, Studierenden Service Center (SSC) (Building 102), Universitätsstraße 22a, 50923 Köln
Krishna Srinivasan (UniDistance) - "Who Deserves a Tax Break and Why? Evidence on Preferences for Taxing Personal Characteristics" (with Julien Senn)
7. May 2025 @ 12:00 - 13:15 Room 3.206, Studierenden Service Center (SSC) (Building 102), Universitätsstraße 22a, 50923 Köln
Camille Urvoy (University of Mannheim) - tbd
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