Decision Processes Colloquia: 2008-2009

Where: JMHH 255

When: 12:00-1:20 PM (unless otherwise noted)

Note: Please contact Decision Process Coordinators Jonah Berger (215) 898-8249, orDevin 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

Spring 2009


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