Profile
I am Professor of Applied Microeconomics at the Department of Economics, Ghent University, Belgium, I am also the director of RISLαβ—the Risk, Insurance, and Savings Laboratory. I obtained my PhD in economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2009. I currently serve as an Associate Editor for the European Economic Review and for the Economic Journal.
Interests
I am interested in the origin of choices involving risk, uncertainty, and time delays. I particularly investigate the cognitive and adaptive origins of behaviour. I employ a variety of tools, including formal modelling, natural experiments, randomised controlled trials, and lab experiments.I am further interested in applying decision making principles to a variety of problems in development economics, environmental sustainability, and financial markets.
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
RISLαβ has organized its first summer school on the topic of Cognitive Foundations of Decision-Making, at University Mohammed VI Polytechnic in Rabat, Morocco, on July 22–27, 2024.
My paper on Decisions under Uncertainty as Bayesian Inference on Choice Options has been accepted at Management Science
I am happy to announce the 2nd edition of the Summer School on the Cognitive Foundations of Decision-Making. This year's summer school will take place in Ghent, Belgium, from June 30 to July 4 2025 inclusive. We are currently accepting applications. More information can be found here.
My paper Time for Tea: Measuring Discounting for Money and Consumption without the Utility Confound, written with Mohammed Abdellaoui, Emmanuel Kemel, and Amma Panin, has been accepted for publication at the Journal of Development Economics
I have just updated my tutorial on Bayesian Estimation of Decision Models. It now includes new sections on meta-analysis, 2-stage regressions using measurement error models, as well as multiple hierarchies. I have further included some efficiency updates that make the hierarchical code faster. Check it out here.
RISLαβ has organized a workshop in honour of Peter Wakker at UM6P in Rabat on May 30 and 31, 2024. Check out the programme here.