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.
On January 29, 2025 at 18:00, Dr. Mulu Berhanu Hundera will give a “Humboldt Lecture” as part of the event …
On March 18, 2025, the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology, the MPI for Research on Collective Goods, and …
Matthias Sutter has been elected as a new member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina for the section …
C-SEB has approved the following 12 projects for funding in the 19th funding round: Junior Start-Up Grants Arno Apffelstaedt (with …
On September 26, 2024, Bettina Rockenbach was elected as the new president of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. She …
ECONtribute and C-SEB member Christopher Roth, Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Cologne, …
9. April 2025 @ 12:00 - 13:15 Room 3.206, Studierenden Service Center (SSC) (Building 102), Universitätsstraße 22a, 50923 Köln
Daniel Waldenström (IFN Stockholm) - tbd
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11. April 2025 @ 12:00 - 13:00 Room 4.210, Studierenden Service Center (SSC) (Building 102), Universitätsstraße 22a, 50923 Köln
Yero Ndiaye (University of Cologne) - "Information Acquisition via TikTok: The Effects on Beliefs, Attitudes and Narratives?"
15. April 2025 @ 12:00 - 13:00 Room 3.206, Studierenden Service Center (SSC) (Building 102), Universitätsstraße 22a, 50923 Köln
Jens Böke (University of Münster) - "Incentive and Sorting Effects of Challenging Performance Targets: Evidence From the Field"
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) - tbd
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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 should get money? Estimating Welfare Weights in the US"
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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