International Max Planck Research School on
Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World
Report on the 9th IMPRS Uncertainty Thesis Workshop The 9th Thesis Workshop of the IMPRS Uncertainty was held at the Harnack‐Haus in Berlin, a venue of the Max Planck Society. From February 29th till March 3th more than 20 presentations were given by the doctoral students. At the Thesis Workshop, all cohorts of the IMPRS Uncertainty meet, those who are close to finish, those who are in the middle of their PhD thesis writing, and those who just started. As in the years before, each of them had 30 minutes to present her/his thesis followed by 15 minutes of intense discussion. At the end of each day, poster sessions gave the opportunity for more detailed discussions. The participating faculty members from the different partnering institutions as well as the other students gave comments, advice, and sometimes also criticised the work of the PhD students. At the end of the workshop, three students received the final certificate of the IMPRS Uncertainty after having completed all fulfilments of the curriculum. Monday, February 29th
Arrivals 14:00 – 14:45 Konstantin Chatziathanasiou Procedures and constitutions: a status report on my projects 14:45 – 15:30 Svenja Hippel Improving Coordination: An overview of my projects 15:30 – 16:00 coffee break 16:00 – 16:45 Monika Ziolkowska Behavioral effects of corporate governance reforms and their legal implications 16:45 Poster session 18:30 dinner 20:00 Thesis Committee Meetings IMPRS Uncertainty ◦ Phone: (49) 3641 943 272 ◦
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International Max Planck Research School on
Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World
Tuesday, March 1st
9:00 – 9:45 Minou Ghaffari The power of attention: Using eye gaze to bias social preferences 9:45 – 10:30 Rima‐Maria Rahal Another new look at intergroup decision making: Investigations of the cognitive processes involved in ingroup favoritism via eye‐
tracking 10:30 – 11:00 coffee break 11:00 – 11:45 Andra Toader The environment‐cognition fit perspective in determining team adaptive performance 11:45 – 12:30 Katharina Klement Salience ‐ a crucial factor for risky decisions? 12:30 – 14:00 lunch break 14:00 ‐ 14:45 Isabel Marcin Don't speak. An experimental investigation of factors impeding babbling 14:45 – 15:30 Giorgi Jvarsheishvili Experimental analysis of creativity, cooperation, and competition 15:30 – 16:00 16:00 – 16:45 coffee break André Schmelzer Single versus multiple randomization in matching mechanisms: An experimental analysis 16:45 – 17:30 Charley Wu Exploring fitness landscapes: How to discover good solutions for complex problems 17:30 poster session 18:30 dinner 20:00 Thesis Committee Meetings IMPRS Uncertainty ◦ Phone: (49) 3641 943 272 ◦
Email: [email protected] ◦ Internet: http://www.imprs-uncertainty.mpg.de
International Max Planck Research School on
Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World
Wednesday, March 2nd
9:00 – 9:45 Wladislaw Mill The effect of punishment on conditional cooperation 9:45 – 10:30 Mike Farjam Games against the machines: interacting with artificial economic agents 10:30 – 11:00 coffee break 11:00 – 11:45 Amalia Alvarez Normative change and culture of hate: a randomized experiment in online communities 11:45 – 12:30 Christina Strobel Exploiting moral wiggle room: What drives self‐seeking behavior in joint decisions? 12:30 – 13:30 lunch break 14:00 – 14:45 Elisa Hofmann Participative pricing mechanisms on markets 14:45 – 15:30 Leonard Hoeft An experimental investigation into the emergence of property rights 15:30 – 16:00 16:00 – 16:45 coffee break Lars Freund Does the current contract serve as a reference when purchasing insurance? 16:45‐17:00 Simon Algorta Simple heuristics for sequential decision problems 17:30 – 18:30 poster session 18:30 dinner 20:00 Thesis Committee Meetings IMPRS Uncertainty ◦ Phone: (49) 3641 943 272 ◦
Email: [email protected] ◦ Internet: http://www.imprs-uncertainty.mpg.de
International Max Planck Research School on
Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World
Thursday, March 3rd
9:00 – 9:45 Carlos Kurschilgen Coordination, conflict, and the shadow of the future 9:45 – 10:30 Jolene Tan What is social rationality? 10:30 – 11:00 coffee break 11:00 – 11:45 Michael Edem Fiagbenu Political ideology and risk attitude formation through exploration 11:45 – 12:30 wrap up, handing over final certificates poster session departures IMPRS Uncertainty ◦ Phone: (49) 3641 943 272 ◦
Email: [email protected] ◦ Internet: http://www.imprs-uncertainty.mpg.de
International Max Planck Research School on
Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World
List of participants
Simon Algorta Amalia Alvarez Benjumea Konstantin Chatziathanasiou Mike Farjam Michael Edem Fiagbenu Lars Freund Minou Ghaffari Svenja Hippel Leonard Hoeft Elisa Hofmann Giorgi Jvarsheishvili Katharina Klement Carlos Kurschilgen Laura Lyhs Isabel Marcin Wladislaw Mill Rima‐Maria Rahal Andre Schmelzer Christina Strobel Jolene Tan Andra Toader Charley Wu Monika Ziolkowska Christoph Engel Oliver Kirchkamp Uwe Cantner Thomas Kessler Susanne Büchner Susann Fiedler Fabian Winter Olexandr Nikolaychuk Amit Kothiyal Wasilios Hariskos MPI Berlin MPI Bonn, MPRG MPI Bonn FSU Jena FSU Jena MPI Bonn MPI Bonn, Minerva MPI Bonn MPI Bonn FSU Jena FSU Jena FSU Jena MPI Bonn FSU Jena MPI Bonn FSU Jena MPI Bonn, Minerva MPI Bonn FSU Jena MPI Berlin FSU Jena MPI Berlin MPI Bonn MPI Bonn FSU Jena FSU Jena FSU Jena IMPRS MPI Bonn MPI Bonn FSU Jena MPI Berlin MPI Berlin IMPRS Uncertainty ◦ Phone: (49) 3641 943 272 ◦
Email: [email protected] ◦ Internet: http://www.imprs-uncertainty.mpg.de
International Max Planck Research School on
Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World
IMPRS Uncertainty ◦ Phone: (49) 3641 943 272 ◦
Email: [email protected] ◦ Internet: http://www.imprs-uncertainty.mpg.de

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