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Faculti @faculti.bsky.social · 6d

How do attitudes and beliefs shape whether people cooperate for the common good when there is no chance of future return? @diegomarinofages.bsky.social , @durham-university.bsky.social , @durhameconomics.bsky.social , discusses: faculti.net/beliefs-grou...
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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 19d

We are The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2026 and ranked third overall in its Good University Guide. Congratulations to our global university community on this success. 🎉

Read more: brnw.ch/21wVU4Q

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Andis Sofianos @andissofianos.bsky.social · 23d

Very happy that this is finally out!

Eugenio Proto @eugenioproto.bsky.social · 23d

Thrilled to share that our article

“Revising Beliefs in Light of Unforeseen Events” is forthcoming in the Journal of the European Economic Association (JEEA).

(with C. K. Becker, T. Melkonyan, @andissofianos.bsky.social Sofianos, S.T. Trautmann)

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👉 academic.oup.com/jeea/advance...

Revising Beliefs in Light of Unforeseen Events

Abstract. Bayesian updating is the dominant theory of learning. However, the theory is silent about how individuals react to events that were previously un

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Andis Sofianos @andissofianos.bsky.social · Jul 31

Very proud of Lex for this achievement. It was a pleasure to supervise him. In fact, he needed very minimal guidance on his dissertation. Well done Lex!

Durham Uni Economics @durhameconomics.bsky.social · Jul 31

Congratulations to our recent graduate Lex Irish for winning the UK Data Service Dissertation Award!

@durham-university.bsky.social

#EconSky

www.durham.ac.uk/business/abo...

Durham Student Wins UK Data Service Dissertation Award - Durham University Business School

www.durham.ac.uk

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Lab² @labsquare.net · Jul 17

„Big-Team Science enables structured, collaborative research.“ In his interview in the ZBW Open Science Magazine, Lab² member David Albrecht reflects on what makes Big-Team Science valuable.
👉 Read the full interview (in German):
open-science-future.zbw.eu/big-team-sci...

@da-lbrecht.bsky.social

Big-Team-Science ermöglicht strukturierte, gemeinsame Forschung

Big-Team-Science zeichnet sich durch eine koordinierte Zusammenarbeit vieler Forschungsteams aus, die jeweils definierte Beiträge entlang...

open-science-future.zbw.eu

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David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · Jul 10

If you care about higher education in the UK, read the @britishacademy.bsky.social 's response to the Government's Immigration White Paper. It is well worth the time.

The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Jul 10

The ability to attract and retain global talent and international students is fundamental to the UK’s research and innovation excellence. We have today published our response to the Government’s Immigration White Paper. Read it here: buff.ly/0TEPdtz

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Eugenio Proto @eugenioproto.bsky.social · Jul 2

Our experiments are only as strong as their ability to be replicated

Pleased to see our 2022 study on intelligence & strategy in repeated games validated by a high-powered experiment.

Thanks to Michalis & Graeme.

Andis Sofianos @andissofianos.bsky.social · Jun 17

Very happy to see our paper with @eugenioproto.bsky.social and Aldo replicated by Michalis (@mdrouvelis.bsky.social) & Graeme!

#EconSky

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Intelligence and strategy choice in indefinitely repeated prisoner’s dilemma games: A replication of Proto, Rustichini & Sofianos (2022)

We provide a close replication of the original study of Proto et al. (2022) which examines the link between intelligence, strategy choice and errors i…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Durham Uni Economics @durhameconomics.bsky.social · Jun 24

Last week the Centre for Macroeconomic Policy (CEMAP) hosted its annual conference on June 19th-20th. Thanks to all the speakers for an exciting two days!

#EconSky

@durham-university.bsky.social

www.durham.ac.uk//business/ne...

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Durham Uni Economics @durhameconomics.bsky.social · Jun 20

Hosted the 2nd Development Economics Workshop (DEW 2025) on June 18th & 19th. Thanks to our keynotes Marcel Fafchamps and Karen Macours, and an excellent line-up of speakers

dew.webspace.durham.ac.uk

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Andis Sofianos @andissofianos.bsky.social · Jun 17

Very happy to see our paper with @eugenioproto.bsky.social and Aldo replicated by Michalis (@mdrouvelis.bsky.social) & Graeme!

#EconSky

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Intelligence and strategy choice in indefinitely repeated prisoner’s dilemma games: A replication of Proto, Rustichini & Sofianos (2022)

We provide a close replication of the original study of Proto et al. (2022) which examines the link between intelligence, strategy choice and errors i…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Andis Sofianos @andissofianos.bsky.social · May 20

Very proud of our excellent students!

Durham Uni Economics @durhameconomics.bsky.social · May 20

Congratulations to our students who were selected to present their dissertation at the Carroll Round conference this year!! 🥳

#Econsky

sfs.georgetown.edu/carroll-roun...

Conference - SFS - School of Foreign Service - Georgetown University

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Andis Sofianos @andissofianos.bsky.social · May 15

Had a great time hosting our friends from Newcastle University for the third iteration of our Durham-Newcastle Behavioural & Experimental Economics Mini-Workshop

@durhameconomics.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social

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Andis Sofianos @andissofianos.bsky.social · Mar 31

Kicking off our workshop on "Rules, Norms, and Complexity" hosted by the Centre for Experimental Methods and Behavioural Research (EMBR) shortly. We have some interesting talks from both economists and psychologists.

@durhameconomics.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social

#EconSky

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Andis Sofianos @andissofianos.bsky.social · Mar 28

Can vouch for a great work environment and great city to live in. Jörg was a great mentor to have!

Jörg Oechssler @oechssler.bsky.social · Mar 27

I have a postdoc position in Behavioral/Experimental Economics available for 6 years, at the oldest university in Germany in beautiful Heidelberg. Please forward to anyone who might be interested!

#EconJobs #AcademicJobs #HigherEd #Economics #JobAlert

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Durham Uni Economics @durhameconomics.bsky.social · Mar 17

📢 Call for Papers– 2nd Development Economics Workshop (DEW) 2025 at @durham-university.bsky.social

🗓️ 18-19 June 2025
📍 Durham University, UK
🎤 Keynotes: Marcel Fafchamps, Karen Macours, Maitreesh Ghatak

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Andis Sofianos @andissofianos.bsky.social · Mar 15

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Andis Sofianos @andissofianos.bsky.social · Mar 15

The Third Wuhan Cherry Blossom Workshop in Experimental Economics kicking off. Happy that members of our behavioural and experimental group are helping organise and participating #EconBlueSky

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Andis Sofianos @andissofianos.bsky.social · Mar 5

Our paper with Marco Lambrecht and Yilong Xu is part of the March issue of this year in Management Science.

#EconSky

doi.org/10.1287/mnsc...

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Jörg Oechssler @oechssler.bsky.social · Mar 3

After Trump´s disgraceful behavior last week, we thought we need to do something to help Ukraine directly. And you can help too…

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · Mar 3

If one person gives a euro to Ukraine, the result is €1.

If two people give 2 each, it is €4.

If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million.

Let’s coordinate, here 👇

and please re-post to spread the word.

yourcontributionsquared.eu/en/

Your Contribution Squared

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Stephanie Wang @sweiwang.bsky.social · Mar 3

Experimentally-validated mechanism design in action @oechssler.bsky.social @andissofianos.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Andis Sofianos @andissofianos.bsky.social · Feb 24

For the draft version, go here: drive.google.com/file/d/1SvKl...

intelligence&experiments-August2024.pdf

drive.google.com

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Andis Sofianos @andissofianos.bsky.social · Feb 24

I have written a review article on the research within experimental economics studying the impact of intelligence on economic decision making.

doi.org/10.1093/acre...

#EconSky

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Andis Sofianos @andissofianos.bsky.social · Jan 17

Starting today a short research visit at the
@wzb.bsky.social - many thanks to @leventneyse.bsky.social for hosting!

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · Jan 7

Telford survivors criticise Musk’s attack on Jess Phillips. Victims of male violence sign letter praising minister for devoting life to ‘fighting for women and girls’ - exc from @ecourea.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘We stand by Jess’: Telford survivors criticise Musk’s attack on Phillips

Exclusive: Victims of male violence sign letter praising minister for devoting life to ‘fighting for women and girls’

www.theguardian.com

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