Welcome!

I am Professor of Behavioural Economics at the University of Birmingham, Department of Economics. I joined the Department of Economics in 2010 as a Lecturer and became a Senior Lecturer in 2012, a Reader in 2013 and a Professor in 2018. Before coming to Birmingham, I was part of the experimental centres at the University of York, EXEC (where I worked from 2008-2010) and the University of Nottingham, CeDEx (from where I obtained my PhD under the supervision of Robin Cubitt and Simon Gaechter).

My research interests lie in the area of behavioural and experimental economics. Recent research has focused on social preferences, on voluntary cooperation in the presence of free rider incentives, on expression of emotions and on coordination games. My work has been published in Games & Economic Behavior, Journal of Public Economics, European Economic Review, Journal of Economic Psychology, Experimental Economics, Theory and Decision, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics and  Economics Letters.

I am also affiliated with CESifo (Munich).

I serve as Associate Editor for the European Economic Review and the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization and Coordinating Editor for Theory and Decision. Since December 2020, I also joined the Editorial Board of The Leadership Quarterly.

1st Summer School in Behavioural and Experimental Economics, University of Crete, August 27-30, 2024

The 1st Summer School is very privileged to feature lectures by leading figures such as Vincent Crawford (Oxford University and University of California at San Diego), Michalis Drouvelis (University of Birmingham), Uri Gneezy, (University of California at San Diego), John List (University of Chicago) and Dana Suskind (University of Chicago). The goal of the School is to deepen attendants’ understanding and knowledge of the recent advances in the field of Experimental and Behavioral Economics. The topics taught will cover a broad range of methodologies such as theory, laboratory and field experiments, as well as applications. The School will provide a unique environment where students can expand their knowledge on topical research issues and engage with leading figures in the field. Scholars who have been admitted to the School will be taught subjects on behavioral game theory (Vincent Crawford), social preferences (Michalis Drouvelis), incentives as a tool for influencing behavior (Uri Gneezy), field experiments and the art of scaling (John List), behavioral interventions to optimize foundational brain development (Dana Suskind). Further details on the content of the lectures, as well as background material, will be uploaded gradually in the Program of the School.

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The deadline for applications is April 15, 2024.

Special Issues:

• Economic Inquiry: "On reproducibility and replicability in economics" (co-edited with Abel Brodeur and Farasat Bokhari). Call for papers is here. Submission deadline: 31 January 2024.

• Humanities & Social Sciences Communications: "Behavioural Public Policy" (co-edited with Sanchayan Banerjee and Laura Zimmermann). Call for papers is here. Submission deadline: 20 June 2024.

• Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization: "The science and practice of replication in experimental economics" (co-edited with John List). Call for papers is here.

See also my webpage on Ideas/Repec.