Martijn J. van den Assem
@MJvandenAssem
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Professor of (Behavioral) Finance @VUamsterdam. Interested in Judgment and Decision Making. Associate editor for JEBO. Founder and organizer of the RBFC series.
Amsterdam
Joined October 2015
Perfect summary of our new game show paper 👇.
🚨 What motivates people to help others? Is it utilitarianism, helping those whose well-being will be impacted most? Or do they favor those less responsible for their predicament? We use a Dutch TV show to answer this question!.Paper: Thread below 🧵👇
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My longtime co-author Dennie van Dolder recently recorded a podcast about our research into giving behavior (for which we used a Dutch TV show). A great listen—highly recommended!.
Last week, I recorded a live podcast in Munich (yes, with real humans, not AI) about our research on giving behaviour, using a Dutch TV show where people donate to those in financial need. 🎙️ Listen here:
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RT @ECONMunich: 🔵Coming up this Monday!.Join us on July 7 at 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 with @dvdolder . (@Uni_of_Essex ), who will present "Impact or….
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RT @dvdolder: Presenting our work using Dutch TV show data all the way in Beijing at Peking University. A great group to visit. The paper….
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RT @MJvandenAssem: Are you a research master student who’s interested in blending behavioral, micro, and financial economics for your disse….
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At the Finance department of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam we have an opening for a PhD position on risk preferences in financial decision making. We recruit on a rolling basis until the position is filled. See the listing for more details about the position and how to apply.
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Are you a research master student who’s interested in blending behavioral, micro, and financial economics for your dissertation? I rarely share vacancies, but this one’s genuinely worth checking out.
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RT @Remco_Zwinkels: Day 2 of #RBFC2024 was just kicked off by @DavidLaibson talking about the institutional limitations of nudging. https:/….
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RT @Remco_Zwinkels: We have just kicked off #RBFC2024 ! Great to have so many behavioral finance scholars together including Kelly Shue; @….
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🥂 New working paper! 🍾 . “Follow the fast: A simple algorithm for extracting wisdom from crowds”. Summarizing thread by one of my coauthors below 👇.
Been away from socials, but want to mention a new project that I'm really proud of. In this pre-print we present evidence for a simple solution on how to find accurate answers to open-ended questions: select the person fastest to respond (thread ⬇️) .
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Registration includes the conference dinner on Thursday evening. If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@rbfc.eu. We look forward to seeing you in Amsterdam!. Kind regards,.@MJvandenAssem .@MariekeJBos .@RenjieRex .@Remco_Zwinkels.
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Visit for an overview of the 135 presenters and their talks, including keynotes by Camelia Kuhnen, David Laibson, and Kelly Shue. The program covers a wide range of themes, offering plenty of engaging sessions for anyone interested in behavioral finance.
rbfc.eu
Welcome to RBFC Research in Behavioral Finance Conference
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Final Call RBFC Registration . We have a few spots left for attending the fifth Research in Behavioral Finance Conference (RBFC) in Amsterdam on October 17 & 18. We also warmly welcome practitioners to join us. Registration closes on October 1.
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AMAZING how realistic this AI-generated podcast sounds, and how well and accessibly they discuss the content of our new paper.
Want to hear about our new paper, Impact or Responsibility? Giving Behavior in a Televized Natural Experiment? . Great, you can listen to an AI-generated podcast here!
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The preliminary program is now live! 🎉 Head over to to explore the 135 presenters and their talk titles. We're *incredibly* proud of this line-up and can’t wait! While presenter registration is closed, you can still register as an attendee. #RBFC2024
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RT @dvdolder: Our paper studying backward induction using 40 years of data from The Price Is Right is forthcoming in Games and Economic Beh….
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RT @dvdolder: 🚨 Updated version 🚨 of our The Price is Right paper is out. Using 40 years of data from this show, we test how good people ar….
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Field evidence of bias among experts: majority of decision researchers exercise their options early, forfeiting the remaining time value.
The answer: 46.9%. So behavioral decision researchers are procrastinators (or perfectionists or both), but behavioral decision researchers somewhat over-estimate that tendency in others.
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