行為和實(shí)驗(yàn)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)研討會(huì)          （總第4期）      
   
 
      【時(shí) 間】2018年11月5日（周一）12：00—13：30          【地 點(diǎn)】明德主樓734會(huì)議室          【主 題】The Psychology and Economics of a Superstition          【主講人】Joshua Miller（Assistant Professor at the University of Alicante （Spain））          【主持人】陸方文（中國(guó)人民大學(xué)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)院教授）          【點(diǎn)評(píng)人】代志新（中國(guó)人民大學(xué)財(cái)政金融學(xué)院助理教授）          【語 言】英語          【摘 要】We design two field experiments and a laboratory experiment in order to determine if people are willing to incur a cost (qualitative and quantitative) to behave in accordance with their superstitious beliefs. We explore potential mechanisms.          【主講人簡(jiǎn)介】Joshua Miller is an economist at the University of Alicante (Spain). He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Minnesota. He works primarily in the areas of behavioral and experimental economics. His current research interests focus on information processing, judgment under uncertainty, and belief aggregation. He has published papers in top journals such as Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, and Management Science.