Past events
M-BEES and M-BEPS on 17 June and 18 June 2024
The 16th Maastricht Behavioral and Experimental Economics Symposium (M-BEES 2024) and the 9th Maastricht Behavioral Economic Policy Symposium (M-BEPS 2024) took place at Maastricht University, on 17 and 18 June 2024.
As in previous years, the broad topic of M-BEES was theory and experiments, bringing together researchers to discuss if and how economic experiments can inform economic theory and vice versa. M-BEPS brings together behavioral and experimental researchers from different disciplines as well as policymakers and practitioners interested in how behavioral economics can inform policies in government and business.
More details about the symposia can be found here
8th BEET Workshop on June 3 and June 4, 2024
The 8th Bargaining: Experiments, Empirics, and Theory Workshop was hosted at Maastricht University on June 3 and 4, 2024.
The aim of BEET is to bring together researchers working on bargaining and generate fruitful cross-fertilization with a multi-methodological emphasis. The workshop is organized annually, the location alternating between Europe and the US.
For more information , please visit the BEET website.
Experimental Sustainable Finance Symposium, April 24-26
UM-BIC member and co-director Dr. Peiran Jiao is jointly organising the first Experimental Sustainable Finance workshop, together with Dr. Sascha Füllbrunn from Radboud University Nijmegen and Dr. Sébastien Duchêne from Montpellier Business School, France. The symposium will take place on April 24-26 in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. The event is partly funded by the UM-BIC.
The confirmed speakers include Elena Asparouhova, Marie Brière, Sébastien Duchêne, Sascha Füllbrunn, Ryuichiro Ishikawa and Eizo Akiyama, Peiran Jiao, Julian Kölbel, Adrien Nguyen-Huu, Sebastien Pouget, Christoph Siemroth, Paul Smeets, Wiebe Szymczak, Mark Willinger, and Stefan Zeisberger.
Link to the event webpage: https://www.ru.nl/en/about-us/events/experimental-sustainable-finance-symposium
Experimental Sustainable Finance Symposium | Radboud University
Our symposium focuses on the utilization of the Experimental Finance methodology in the context of contemporary research inquiries within Sustainable Finance – discussed, e.g. in the special issue of the Review of Finance.
www.ru.nl
Guest Lecture “Behaviour sciences and public policy: energy transition” on 8 February 2024
Melissa Degen and Paul Barker from the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations will give a guest lecture on the topic “Behaviour sciences and public policy: energy transition” on 8 February 2024.
Abstract: How do people experience retrofitting their home for a more sustainable and more comfortable house? What are the perceived barriers and motivational reasons to do so? And how do we create policy that helps people take this step? Paul Barker and Melissa Degen work at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations as policy makers and behaviour experts. With their knowledge of behaviour science they improve the policy of energy transition in the Netherlands. In this interactive lecture we will talk about the daily work environment at the ministry, current topics (e.g. tackling energy poverty, improving affordability of the transition, etc.) and the behavioural science approaches used to tackle them.
Interfaculty Matchmaking Event 2024
On Friday 2 Feb 2024, the UM-BIC organised a joint matchmaking event between two faculties within UM, the School of Business and Economics and the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience. The event was organised at SBE, and participated by several researchers from both sides. During the event, participants discussed their research lines and potential collaboration opportunities. We hope new collaborations will be formed between the two faculties. The event was closed with social drinks and snacks.
First Marketing-Finance PhD Workshop on November 3, 2023
Sponsored by the UM Behavioral Insights Center (UM BIC), Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, in close collaboration with KU Leuven and the Marketing-Finance Exchange Center of Excellence (MFX-COE), recently hosted the first Marketing-Finance PhD Workshop.
The event brought together a community of junior and senior researchers to discuss the multifaceted connections between marketing strategies and financial outcomes.
This collaborative effort offered a platform for a range of presentations on topics such as:
how customer satisfaction affects firms during economic downturns; which marketing events has the largest impact on firm value; the role of ‘marketing’ analysts on wall street; or the influence of contextual factors on mobile investment decisions.
Seasoned scholars like Simone Wies and Alexander Edeling provided invaluable feedback, which was topped off by an inspiring keynote by Anatoli Colichev.
UM-BIC Research Retreat on 27 October 2023
The third research retreat of the UM Behavioral Insights Center took place on 27 October 2022 at the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics.
The program of the research retreat can be found here.
15th Maastricht Behavioral and Experimental Economics Symposium (M-BEES) and 8th Maastricht Behavioral Economic Policy Symposium (M-BEPS)
The Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics of Maastricht University hosted the 15th Maastricht Behavioral and Experimental Economics Symposium (M-BEES) on June 12, 2023 and the 8th Maastricht Behavioral Economic Policy Symposium (M-BEPS) on June 13, 2023.
Keynote speakers were Simon Gächter (University of Nottingham) and Pietro Ortoleva (Princeton University) for M-BEES and Emanuele Ciriolo (Head of the Competence Centre on Behavioural Insights, European Commission) and Dorothea Kübler (WZB & TU Berlin) for M-BEPS.
The broad topic of M-BEES is Theory and Experiments. M-BEES centers around the question if and how economic experiments can inform economic theory and vice versa.
M-BEPS brings together researchers, policy makers and practitioners interested in how behavioral economics can inform policies in government and business. The goal of M-BEPS is to encourage the discussion of relevant policy topics and the exchange of ideas and experiences among policy makers, international researchers, and practitioners.
For more information, please visit our website.
UM-BIC Open Science Event on 20 October 2022 organized by Roman Briker and Hannes Rusch
Roman Briker, SBE’s Open Science ambassador, and Hannes Rusch organized an UM-BIC Open Science Event on 20 October 2022. Roman’s presentation on “A replication crisis in the behavioral and social sciences: Open Science as a crusader for a brighter future” was followed by a mini-workshop on how to put Open Science into practice. In this mini-workshop, participants shared information and experiences with the tools and platforms available for preregistrations, data and code sharing, preprint publication, and other topics related to Open Science.
UM-BIC Research Retreat on 21 October 2022
The second research retreat of our UM Behavioral Insights Center took place on 21 October 2022 at the BISS Institute in Heerlen (https://www.biss-institute.com/ )
The research retreat consisted of a full day of interesting research presentations by center members, covering a wide range of topics such as consumer behavior, labor markets and financial decisions. Researchers also shared their experiences on collaborating with practice and implementing behavioral interventions. The program of the research retreat can be found here.
14th Maastricht Behavioral and Experimental Economics Symposium (M-BEES) and the 7th Maastricht Behavioral Economic Policy Symposium (M-BEPS)
The Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics of Maastricht University hosted the 14th Maastricht Behavioral and Experimental Economics Symposium (M-BEES) on June 7, 2022 and the 7th Maastricht Behavioral Economic Policy Symposium (M-BEPS) on June 8, 2022.
The broad topic of M-BEES was Theory and Experiments. M-BEES centered around the question if and how economic experiments can inform economic theory and vice versa.
M-BEPS brought together researchers, policy makers and practitioners interested in how behavioral economics can inform policies in government and business. M-BEPS encouraged the discussion of relevant policy topics and the exchange of ideas and experiences among policy makers, international researchers, and practitioners.
Tea & Talent event “Behavioural Insights & Change”
On 4 November 2021, UMIO and the UM Behavioral Insights Center hosted the online Tea & Talent event “Behavioural Insights & Change”. The goal of the event was to shed light on recent research in the field of behaviour and behavioural change, focusing on the practical application for managers and (public) policy-makers, and exploring research and professional development opportunities. The event was developed in partnership with the Behavioural Insights Network Netherlands (BIN NL).
Over 80 participants from policy and practice registered for the event. Inspiring sessions were held on “Measuring Policy Impact” (Max Löffler), “The Effects & Ethics of Nudging” (Jona Linde and Thomas Meissner) and “Behavioural Change in Action” (Edward Huizenga). More information about the event can be found via https://umio-prime.nl/behavioural-insights-and-change/
First research retreat of our UM Behavioral Insights Center
The first research retreat of our UM Behavioral Insights Center took place on 22 October 2021 at the BISS Institute in Heerlen (https://www.biss-institute.com/ )
A full day of interesting research presentations by center members highlighted the diversity of expertise within our group. The research retreat also included an overview of current initiatives related to research facilities within the center and a presentation on potential funding opportunities related to our research.
An overview of the program can be found here.
Online session on "Collaboration between research and practice: Opportunities and challenges"
One of the central goals of our center is to facilitate the connection between academics and practice to kick-start joint research projects and funding applications.
At our online session on "Collaboration between research and practice: Opportunities and challenges" held on 7 October 2022, Thomas Dirkmaat (BIN NL and Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs), Chantal Hoët (APG), Annemarie Künn (UM, ROA) and Paul Smeets (UM, Department of Finance) shared their experiences about collaborations between academia and practice and provided tips and suggestions to make these collaborations a success.
13th Maastricht Behavioral and Experimental Economics Symposium (M-BEES) and the 6th Maastricht Behavioral Economic Policy Symposium (M-BEPS)
The 13th Maastricht Behavioral and Experimental Economics Symposium (M-BEES) and the 6th Maastricht Behavioral Economic Policy Symposium (M-BEPS) were held as online events from June 7 to June 8, 2021.
M-BEES centered around the question if and how economic experiments can inform economic theory and vice versa. M-BEPS fostered the exchange of knowledge between research and practice. The contributed paper sessions at M-BEES and M-BEPS gave a broad overview of recent research in behavioral and experimental economics. Practitioners from national and international organizations shared their views on how they apply behavioral insights in their work at M-BEPS.
Keynote lectures were held by Gerhard Fehr (CEO & Executive Behavioral Designer, FehrAdvice & Partners AG), Daniel Friedman (University of California Santa Cruz), Nagore Iriberri (University of the Basque Country), Camelia Kuhnen (UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School) and Imran Rasul (University College London). The two days of the symposia consisted of nearly 100 presentations by international researchers and practitioners. More than 200 participants registered for the symposia.
The detailed program can be found via: http://researchers-sbe.unimaas.nl/m-bees/program-3/