Interdisciplinary Group in Behavioral Decision Making

The interdisciplinary research group in Behavioral Decision Making was formed in 2003. Our purpose is to draw together scholars with diverse disciplinary backgrounds and shared research interests in the behavioral analysis of judgment and decision making.

In so doing, we hope to foster greater communication and more frequent collaboration among participants. Toward that end, we sponsor a research seminar series that meets from 12:15-1:30pm on the second and fourth Fridays of each month during the academic year, promulgate a working paper series, and provide curriculum advice to doctoral students. We welcome participation from all interested faculty and students from UCLA and neighboring institutions.

Co-chairs: Shlomo Benartzi, Craig Fox.

Behavioral Decision Making article, Assets Magazine, Fall 2009

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Spring 2013 Schedule

April 26
Brigitte Madrian | Harvard University
"Active Choice and Health Care Costs: Evidence from Prescription Drug
Home Delivery"
[abstract]

May 24
John Friedman | Harvard University
"Active vs. Passive Decisions and Crowd-Out in Retirement Savings Accounts:
Evidence from Denmark"
[abstract]

June 7
John Payne | Duke University
"Retired and Broke or Nifty at Ninety:
An Update on a Program of Behavioral Research on Managing Longevity Risk"
[abstract]

Winter 2013 Schedule

January 9 | note special day
David Laibson | Harvard University
"Natural Expectations, Macroeconomic Dynamics, and Asset Pricing"
[abstract]

January 25
Peter Ayton | City University London
"Deal or No Deal, Terrorism and Bicycle Accidents:
Effects of Emotions on Risky Decisions and Vice Versa"
[abstract]

February 8
Sanford DeVoe | University of Toronto
"Financial & Emotional Well-Being in the Era of Impatience"
[abstract]

February 22
Martin Weber | University of Mannheim
"Time Inconsistent Preferences and the Annuitization Decision"
[abstract]

March 1
George Loewenstein | Carnegie Mellon University
"This Is Your Brain On Emotion:
Implications of an Evolutionary Account on Affect"
[abstract]

March 8
Eric J. Johnson & Elke U. Weber | Columbia University
"Query Theory and Deciding What We Choose"
[abstract]

March 15
Deepak Malhotra | Harvard University
"Trust and Reciprocity: Lab and Field Experiments"
[abstract]

Fall 2012 Schedule

October 12
Eugene M. Caruso | Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
"Why the Future is Bigger (and "Badder") Than the Past"
[abstract]

October 26 | co-sponsored with the Strategy Area
M. Keith Chen | Yale School of Management
"The Effect of Language on Economic Behavior:
Evidence from Savings Rates, Health Behaviors, and Retirement Assets"
[abstract]

November 30
Leonard Lee | Columbia Business School
"The Consistent Consumer"
[abstract]

December 7| co-sponsored by the UCLA Luskin School of Pubic Affairs
Cass Sunstein | Harvard Law School
"Deciding by Default: Perspectives from Behavioral Economics"
[abstract]

December 14
Klaus Wertenbroch | INSEAD
"Conspicuous Consumption Reflects How Redistribution Influences
Perceived Social Justice"
[abstract]

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Interdisciplinary Group in Behavioral Decision Making