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
My paper with Michele Garagnani on the Economic Consequences of Numerical Adaptation has been accepted at Psychological Science
We will be organizing a third edition of the summer school on the Cognitive Foundations of Decision-Making, at Ghent University, on July 6–July 10, 2026. Stay tuned for the announcement (likely in early January)