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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · 22d

Just started putting together a game theory slide set for my bachelor's class. Unfortunately, the only reference I have is my PhD-level deck. Same-same but different.

Two presentation slides. The one above defines a normal form game as a table listing players' strategies and payoffs. The one below (from my PhD class) provides a lengthy, technical definition of a normal form game, accompanied by extensive notation.

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · 27d

A new DP on partial cartels and ringleader discrimination is out. Check it out!

CEPA @cepa-unipotsdam.bsky.social · 27d

New Research Paper by Lisa Bruttel, Holger Rau & @vasilisawerner.bsky.social: "Partial Cartels and Ringleaders: An Experimental Study": ideas.repec.org/p/pot/cepadp...

Partial Cartels and Ringleaders: An Experimental Study

This paper investigates partial cartels, which laboratory studies have neglected despite their empirical prevalence. We conduct two laboratory experiments to understand how they function compared to a

ideas.repec.org

Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Sep 3

I couldn't be more grateful for three fantastic years in Berlin @cepa-unipotsdam.bsky.social and @bsoeberlin.bsky.social!

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm thrilled to announce that I joined @uniofgalway.bsky.social @uniofgalwaycairnes.bsky.social for a permanent position as an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Economics. I'm excited to start a new chapter here and looking forward to getting to know everyone!

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Tobias Werner @tfwerner.com · Jul 8

Thrilled to share that this September I’ll be joining @sotonecon.bsky.social at @unisouthampton.bsky.social pton.bsky.social as a Lecturer 🎉

I look forward to continuing my research in IO, experimental economics, and human-AI interactions, and to engaging more with the UK econ community.

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Jun 24

Apply now!

CEPA @cepa-unipotsdam.bsky.social · May 22

We are pleased to announce the 9th Potsdam PhD Workshop in Empirical Economics, which will be held September 24–25, 2025. The workshop aims to allow talented young researchers to present and discuss their research. For details and the CfP, follow this link: www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cepa/even...

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · May 6

Key takeaways:

🔸Communication reduces suspicion compared to no communication and pre-chat levels.
🔸Suspicion decreases further when receivers learn their sender’s past dictator behavior, especially if it was generous.
🔸The tone of a message can be even more important than its content.

#EconSky

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · May 6

Overall, communication substantially reduces suspicion, but some receivers become more suspicious during the communication. We disentangle these effects using machine learning methods to analyze the chat logs.

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · May 6

We focus on the impact of open communication on the receivers’ suspicion as measured by the size of the deviation from the senders’ recommendation before and after the communication.

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · May 6

In this paper, we study how communication influences suspicion. The experiment uses a senderreceiver setup with a low probability of misaligned incentives for senders and receivers.

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · May 6

A new discussion paper "Suspicion and Communication" (w/ Lisa Bruttel and Friedericke Fromme) is out now! Check it out: ideas.repec.org/p/pot/cepadp...

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Apr 17

Facts😎

Tobias Werner @tfwerner.com · Apr 17

Our paper "Algorithmic Price Recommendations and Collusion" is forthcoming in Experimental Economics!

Big congrats to Matthias Hunold for co-authoring with not one, but two Werners. Talk about excellent taste. 😎

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Feb 13

⏰Two more days to apply! The deadline will not be extended!

Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Feb 3

🚨Less than two weeks to go: Apply to the workshop “Text as Data in Behavioral Economics”, aimed at exploring the intersection of text mining techniques and behavioral economics.

📍Potsdam, Germany on 10-11.06.25.
📍Submit here until 15.02.25: sites.google.com/view/text-as...
#EconSky

Text as Data in Behavioral Economics

Call for papers

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Feb 3

Please feel free to share this call with colleagues who might be interested, and we look forward to your contributions!

For additional information, don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected]

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Feb 3

We are delighted to offer financial support for presenters:

🔴 Participation is free for presenters.

🔴We will cover travel and accommodation costs for all presenters.

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Feb 3

We invite the submission of full papers or extended abstracts from various fields, including economics, social science, psychology, computer science, neuroscience, and related disciplines.

Please submit here until February 15, 2025: sites.google.com/view/text-as...

Text as Data in Behavioral Economics

Call for papers

sites.google.com

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Feb 3

We are delighted to welcome
@elliottash.bsky.social, Associate Professor of Law, Economics, and Data Science @ethzurich.bsky.social, as our keynote speaker. He is the Scientific Lead in the Swiss AI Initiative, a @cepr.org Research Affiliate, and an Associate Editor at the Economics Journal.

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Feb 3

🚨Less than two weeks to go: Apply to the workshop “Text as Data in Behavioral Economics”, aimed at exploring the intersection of text mining techniques and behavioral economics.

📍Potsdam, Germany on 10-11.06.25.
📍Submit here until 15.02.25: sites.google.com/view/text-as...
#EconSky

Text as Data in Behavioral Economics

Call for papers

sites.google.com

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Feb 3

We invite the submission of full papers or extended abstracts from various fields, including economics, social science, psychology, computer science, neuroscience, and related disciplines.

Please submit here until February 15, 2025: sites.google.com/view/text-as...

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Feb 3

We are delighted to welcome @elliottash.bsky.social, Associate Professor of Law, Economics, and Data Science at ETH, as our keynote speaker. Prof. Ash is the Scientific Lead in the Swiss AI Initiative, a CERP Research Affiliate (Political Economy), and an Associate Editor at the Economic Journal.

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Tobias Werner @tfwerner.com · Jan 24

Just used Gemini Live to participate in a beh. experiment without even reading the instructions or speaking the language.

LLMs acting as participants on platforms like Prolific could pollute data meant to study humans. With OpenAI’s operator model, this issue is growing.

🎥👇
youtu.be/NujyGZSA7Hg

Participating in a behavioral experiment with Gemini Live

YouTube video by Tobias Werner

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Jan 23

Thanks!

Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Jan 23

I've decided to stop cross-posting on my X account, so I hope to reunite with many of you here!
#EconSky

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Dec 25

It was a gift but maybe @tfwerner.com can tell you!🎁

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Vasilisa Werner @vasilisawerner.bsky.social · Dec 25

Unfortunately I'm not sure myself. I got it as a gift 🤷🏼‍♀️

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