The goal of the seminar is to establish an interdisciplinary seminar community of scholars interested in human behaviour and strategic interaction at SBE and beyond. In particular, we welcome presentations on theoretical, empirical and experimental research around this broad topic.We are looking forward to intensifying the links in our community across disciplines, departments, and research groups. Therefore, we cordially invite colleagues from all departments at SBE and beyond who are interested in human behaviour to attend the seminar and to present their work.One seminar slot per month will be reserved for presentations by colleagues from other departments or faculties.Projects can be presented at any stage from early idea generation to final polishing. Not only are we curious to discuss your early stage research, but we are also happy to see the same project again at a later stage and follow your research through its whole life cycle.Besides research presentations we also offer a forum to discuss published papers (reading group style) or to conduct a mock interview in preparation for the job market.The seminar will be held on Thursdays from 12:00 to 13:00.

If you are interested in presenting in the seminar, please contact Egor Bronnikov (egor.bronnikov@maastrichtuniversity.nl) or Till Vater  (till.vater@maastrichtuniversity.nl). Please find our Best Practices summarized here.
If you would like to receive the seminar reminders, please contact econae1office-sbe@maastrichtuniversity.nl.

Spring 2025

January

January 30, 12:00-13:00, room G1.01
Sasha Vostroknutov (MPE)
Pluralism Breeds Tolerance

February

February 6, 12:00-13:00, room A0.23
Charlotte Cordes (LMU Munich)
“I’m not discriminating”: How motivated memory amplifies biases

February 13, 12:00-13:00, room A0.23
Yang Zhong (University of Amsterdam)
Working Under Distraction

February 20, 12:00-13:00, room A0.24 – CANCELLED
Sueda Evirgen (University of Tilburg)
Redistribution and Moral Wiggle Room

February 27, 12:00-13:00, room A0.23
Juan Segnana (University of Tilburg)
When Close is Too Close: Effects of Refugee Camp Expansion on Hosts’ Attitudes Toward Refugees

March 6, 12:00-13:00, ONLINE
Daria Minina (University of Amsterdam)
The effect of information on consumer inflation expectations

March 13, 12:00-13:00, room A1.22
Cristina Figueroa (University of Amsterdam)
Does the Bell Still Toll? How Civil War Narratives Shape Current Political Preferences in Spain

March 20, 12:00-13:00, room C-1.03
Niccolò Zaccaria (University of Tilburg)
Overconfidence in beauty contest games

March 27, 12:00-13:00, room C-1.05
Andrea Pogliano (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Born That Way: Beliefs
about Genetics’ Importance and Redistribution Decisions

April 10, 12:00-13:00, room A0.24
Max Löffler (Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics)
Welfare Effects of Subsidizing First-Time Homebuyers

April 17, 12:00-13:00, room A0.24
Matthias Wibral (Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics)
(No) Sunk cost effects at the gym

April 24,  12:00-13:00, room C-1.03
Marten Ritterrath (University of Cologne)
Inventors’ Personal
Experience of Natural Disasters and Green Innovation

May 1, 12:00-13:00, room A0.24
Linh Vu (University of Amsterdam)
Prosocial
by default: While only a minority is influenced by prosocial defaults, setting
them increases overall prosociality

May 8, 12:00-13:00, room A0.23
Terence Dores Cruz (University of Amsterdam)
Human-GenAI Cooperation: From Descriptions to Impressions to Cooperation

May 15, 12:00-13:00, room A0.24
Max Grossmann (University of Cologne)
Knowledge and Freedom

May 22, 12:00-13:00, room A0.24
Till Vater (Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics)
Experimentally investigating exploitative behavior

June 5, 12:00-13:00, room G1.01
Daylín Góngora Lleonart (Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics)

June 12, 12:00-13.00, room t.b.a.
Anne Friesacher (Maasricht University)

June 19, 12:00-13:00, room t.b.a.
Alejandro Hirmas (University of Amsterdam)
Hiring for others: The role of intermediaries in gender discrimination

June 26, 12:00-13:00, room t.b.a.
Nicolas Kurtenbach (Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics)

July 3, 12:00-13:00, room t.b.a. 

Jan Franke (Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics)

For previous talks, please see the Archive.