Behavioral Economics
Behavioral economics has a strong representation at the Tinbergen Institute, incorporating insights from psychology into economic theory. Experimental methods in the laboratory and in the field are used to better understand individual behavior and decision making. The focus is on studying what the bounds of rationality are and when well-informed decision making fails. The research comprises a variety of topics, such as decisions under risk and uncertainty, strategic interactions, social identity, neuroeconomics, behavioral ethics and gender differences.
Behavioral Economics
Behavioral economics has a strong representation at the Tinbergen Institute, incorporating insights from psychology into economic theory. Experimental methods in the laboratory and in the field are used to better understand individual behavior and decision making. The focus is on studying what the bounds of rationality are and when well-informed decision making fails. The research comprises a variety of topics, such as decisions under risk and uncertainty, strategic interactions, social identity, neuroeconomics, behavioral ethics and gender differences.
Researchers in this field
Fellows and Faculty
Fellows and Faculty
PhD Students
PhD Students
Key Publications
Figueiredo, A., Marie, O. and Markiewicz, A. (2026). The unequal job security scars of displacement Journal of Public Economics, 255:1--25.
Li, C. and Wakker, P. (2024). A Simple and General Axiomatization of Average Utility Maximization for Infinite Streams Journal of Economic Theory, 216:1--10.
Engelmann, J., Lebreton, M., Salem-Garcia, N., Schwardmann, P. and \van der Weele\, J.J. (2024). Anticipatory Anxiety and Wishful Thinking American Economic Review, 114(4):926--960.
Bauer, M., Cahlikova, J., \Celik Katreniak\, D., Chytilova, J., Cingl, L. and Zelinsky, T. (2024). Nastiness in Groups Journal of the European Economic Association, 22(5):2075--2107.
Amasino, D., Pace, D. and \van der Weele\, J.J. (2024). Fair Shares and Selective Attention American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 16(4):259–290.
Discussion Papers
26-012/I - Leveraging Probability Distortion to Target Prevention: A Cardiovascular Screening Experiment in the Philippines
Date: March 20, 2026
25-068/I - Far from free: How social proximity affects paternalism
Date: December 05, 2025
25-049/I - How teams overcome free-riding in strategic experimentation
Date: August 29, 2025
25-035/I - Economic preferences, personality, and voting
Date: May 16, 2025
25-023/I - Giving as a self-control problem
Date: March 28, 2025
Upcoming events
Seminar
| Rotterdam | 13:00 - 14:15
Exposure to Inequality, Human Capital Investment, and Labor Market...
Jan Bietenbeck (Lund University, Sweden)
- Behavior Organisations and Markets Seminars
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 12:00 - 13:00
Title to be announced
Ala Avoyan (Indiana University, United States)
- CREED Seminars
Seminar
| Rotterdam | 11:30 - 12:30
Title to be announced
Francesco Sobbrio (Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy)
- Research on Monday
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 12:00 - 13:00
Title to be announced
Trevor Incerti (University of Amsterdam)
- CREED Seminars
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 12:00 - 13:00
Title to be announced
Antonio Penta (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain)
- CREED Seminars
Seminar
| Amsterdam | 12:00 - 13:00
Title to be announced
Martin Dufwenberg (Purdue University, United States)
- CREED Seminars
Seminar
| Online | 15:00 - 16:00
The Attention Economy
Alex Imas (University of Chicago Booth School of Business, United States)
- Research on Monday
Academic Distinctions
December 11, 2025
Chen Li has been awarded an NWO Open Competition SSH XS grant...
Chen Li
December 11, 2025
Julia Rose has been awarded an NWO Open Competition SSH XS grant
Julia Rose
July 04, 2025
NWO Open Competition SSH M Grant
Theo Offerman,Andreas G. B. Ziegler