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Decision Processes Colloquia: 2008-2009

Spring 2009


Where: JMHH 255

When: 12:00-1:20 PM (unless otherwise noted)
Note: Please contact Decision Process Coordinators Jonah Berger (215) 898-8249, or Devin Pope (215) 573-8742 for suggestions for additional speakers and Angela Di Santo (215) 746-3756 for Decision Process scheduling information and appointments with speakers

 

Speaker

Abstracts/Papers


January 26, 2009

Dr. Reid Hastie,
Robert S. Hamada Professor of Behavioral Science
Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago

Explanations for Everything: The Role of Explanations in Judgments and Decisions



February 2, 2009

No colloquium

 

February 9, 2009

Dr. James Choi,
Assistant Professor of Finance
Yale School of Management

Can Psychological Integration Manipulations Affect Portfolio Risk-Taking? Evidence from a Framed Field Experiment

February 16, 2009

Dr. Dan Benjamin,
Assistant Professor of Economics
Cornell University

Genetic Influences on Economic Behavior


February 23, 2009

Dr. David Dunning,
Professor of Psychology
Cornell University

Why People Trust: Evidence from Economic Games


March 2, 2009

No Colloquium


March 9, 2009

No Colloquium - Spring Break


March 16, 2009

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE
Dr. Thomas Gilovich,
Professor and Chairperson of Psychology
Cornell University

Where the Mind Goes

March 23, 2009

Dr. Ravi Dhar,
George Rogers Clark Professor of Management and Marketing, Yale School of Management

Guilt and Its Effects on Pleasure and Consumption

March 30, 2009

Dr. Marianne Bertrand,
Fred G. Steingraber/A. T. Kearney Professor of Economics, The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business

Information Disclosure, Cognitive Biases and Payday Borrowing
 

April 6, 2009

Dr. Alex Bentley,
Reader, Department of Anthroplogy, Durham University (U.K.)

Social Influence and Drift in Collective Behavior


April 13, 2009

Dr. Christine Jolls,
Gordon Bradford Tweedy Professor of Law and Organization, Yale Law School

Race Effects on eBay

April 20, 2009

Dr. Ori Heffetz,
Assistant Professor of Economics
Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University

Visibility and Economic Behavior


May 4, 2009
JMHH 240

Nicole Mead,
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Psychology
Florida State University

Thinking About Money Changes Personal and Interpersonal Behavior

 

Fall 2008


Where: 370 JMHH Conference Room
When: 12:00-1:20 PM (unless otherwise noted)
 
Note: Please contact Decision Process Coordinators Jonah Berger (215) 898-8249, or Devin Pope (215) 573-8742 for suggestions for additional speakers and Angela Di Santo (215) 746-3756 for Decision Process scheduling information and appointments with speakers.

 

Speaker

Abstracts/Papers


September 8, 2008

OPENING LUNCHEON
Conference Room 741 Jon M. Hunstman Hall
12:00 noon (no speaker)

 

September 15, 2008

Dr. Joseph Kable,
Assistant Professor of Psychology
University of Pennsylvania

The Neural Correlates of Subjective Value during Intertemporal Choice


September 22, 2008

Dr. Raymond Fisman,
Lambert Professor of Social Enterprise
Columbia Business School

Exposure to Ideology Distributional Preferences


September 29, 2008

Dr. Iwan Barankay,
Associate Professor of Management
The Wharton School

Monetary and Non-Monetary Incentives for Teams: Evidence from Two Field Experiments


October 6, 2008

Dr. Geoffrey Goodwin,
Assistant Professor of Psychology
University of Pennsylvania

The Objectivity of Ethical Beliefs: Psychological Findings and Implications

October 13, 2008

Fall Break - No Colloquium

 

October 20, 2008

Dr. Paola Sapienza,
Associate Professor of Finance
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Procrastination and Impatience


October 27, 2008

Marc Meredith,
Visiting Lecturer in Politcal Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Persuasive Effects of Direct Mail: A Regression Discontinuity Approach


November 3, 2008

Dr. David Huffman,
Assistant Professor of Economics
Swarthmore College

Competition and Conflict between Organizational Groups: Evidence using Random Assignment to Army Platoons


November 10, 2008

Dr. Craig Fox,
Professor of Policy and Psychology
UCLA Anderson School of Management

Deconstructing Decisions Under Uncertainty: The Role of Experience, Beliefs, and Preferences


November 17, 2008

No Colloquium


November 24, 2008

Taya Cohen,
Visiting Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Fellow
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Intergroup Conflict & The Theory of Two Moralities: An Investigation of the Causes of Intergroup Conflict

PAPER:
Group Morality and Intergroup Relations: Cross-Cultural and Experimental Evidence




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