CeDEx
Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics

Postgraduate Research Students

LukeAbolins

Luke Abolins

My research investigates how cognitive biases shape risk-taking behaviour in gambling and investment. Utilising data from online gambling, experimental studies, and theoretical modelling, I aim to deepen our understanding of these behaviours and inform policies that promote sound financial decision-making. 

 

Basim_Alandijany

Basim Alandijany

I am interested in behavioural and experimental economics. My focus is on exploring the influence of goal-setting on performance, with a focus on gender and goal meaning.

Thomas Barnes

Thomas Barnes

Thomas is interested in behavioural and microeconomic theory, interdisciplinary research, and experimental economics. He is currently working on research aimed at building an understanding of the connection between measures of social value orientation used in Psychology and social preference models in economics. He is part of the School's ERC PRINCIPLES project.

 

AdrianBrown

Adrian Brown

I have a wide range of research interests, including human cognition, rule-following, household finance, experimental and behavioural economics, public policy, and data-based research. 

I am currently working on two separate projects. The first is investigating the impact of automatic pension enrollment, titled 'An object stays at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force: How pension auto-enrolment and the force of inertia cause debt'. The second is focused on understanding why humans follow rules and building a framework for this, titled 'Simon Says: Why do we do what Simon says?'. 

My supervisors are Professor John Gathergood and Professor Simon Gächter. I am funded by the ESRC DPT.

 

TongFang

Tong Fang

My research interest lies in behavioural economics, cognitive economics and experimental economics. In particular, I am studying how interaction influences people's reasoning and preference. 

 

pierce-gately

Pierce Gately

I am interested in behavioural and experimental economics, with a particular focus on individual decision making and cooperation problems. My supervisors are Simon Gächter and Robin Cubitt. He is part of the School's ERC PRINCIPLES project. 
 

 

YunchaoJiang

Yunchao Jiang

My current research is in the field of behavioural economics and experimental economics, focusing on the investigation of coordination behaviour and team reasoning using lab experiments.

 

JingweiLi

Jingwei Li

My research interests are behavioral and experimental economics. Currently I am working on promise-keeping behavior.

yifan-li

Yifan Li

 

My research interests are mainly behavioural and experimental economics. Currently, I am interested in network equilibrium and decision-making in networks. 

 

JosephMcDonnell

Joseph McDonnell

 

My research interests lie in behavioural and experimental economics, with a focus on deceptive, non-cooperative and anti-social behaviour. My supervisors are Abigail Barr and Maria Montero.

 

Georg Sator

Georg Sator

I use theoretical and experimental tools to analyse how morality and social norms affect human decision-making as well as economic outcomes. This includes the formation and evolution of norms, determinants of norm compliance and implications for public policy.

 

RobertSmith

Robert Smith

My research interests are primarily within Behavioural Economics. My current research is investigating blood donor behaviour to advance our understanding of human cooperation. Specifically, I am working on temporal preferences and how intrinsic motivation can effect donation utility in varying time domains. My supervisors at Nottingham are Prof Eamonn Ferguson and Prof Chris Starmer.

 

Kieran_Stockley

Kieran Stockley

My research interests lie in the study of social norms, with particular interest in norm formation and change, and whether and why incorrect norms can form or can persist. I am also interested in social misperceptions such as pluralistic ignorance.

 

XueWang

Xue Wang

My research interest lies in Behavioral and Experimental Economics. Currently, I'm working on the decision process of self-promotion with consideration of intrinsic preferences and strategical thinking.

 

Marcelo_Woo

Marcelo Woo

Currently, I am doing research in Behavioral Economics and Microeconomics. I'm interested in models of (biased) belief formation, and I am currently working on "the value of information under groupthink", a project on how collective delusions in organizations and teams can be alleviated through the optimal provision of information, under the supervision of Silvia Sonderegger and Fabio Tufano.

 

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