NEUROCHOICE

Neural Mechanisms of Emotional Economic Interactions

Coordinatore	UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT    more  Organization address address: Minderbroedersberg 4-6 city: MAASTRICHT postcode: 6200 MD contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Jean Jacques Cognome: Herings Email: send email Telefono: +31 43 38 83636
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Netherlands [NL]
Totale costo	45˙000 €
EC contributo	45˙000 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2010-RG
Funding Scheme	MC-ERG
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-09-01   -   2014-08-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT  Organization address address: Minderbroedersberg 4-6 city: MAASTRICHT postcode: 6200 MD contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Jean Jacques Cognome: Herings Email: send email Telefono: +31 43 38 83636	NL (MAASTRICHT)	coordinator	45˙000.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Behavioral economics aims at explaining the growing number of puzzling stylized facts about economic behavior. The distributional concerns are considered one of the sources of the deviations from rational behavior. Preferences over the beliefs of others is the other one. In existing literature only specific environments are studied under simplifying assumptions. This fragmented knowledge can potentially lead to bad policy decisions. In this project we plan to 1) create the state-of-the-art mathematical model that would allow to easily formulate hypotheses about the interaction between two sources of behavior and 2) conduct experiments using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology that makes it possible to distinguish between the two types of preferences. The MRI approach in indispensable as it allows to falsify hypotheses that are hard to distinguish with only behavioral data.

The researcher has obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Minnesota where he has received an outstanding training in economics, mathematics, experimental techniques, neuroscience and MRI technology. He has participated in all phases of two experimental MRI projects that gave him the best possible expertise in how to conduct MRI research. In addition his other specialization is theoretical game theory which will be used in the first part of the project. Maastricht University is currently one of the best schools in EU where such complicated research can be conducted. Department of Economics has all means necessary to fulfill the needs for the first part of the project. World famous researchers like Jean-Jacques Herings, Arno Riedl and Martin Strobel have the best expertise in the areas of economics that are needed. Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience provides one of the best facilities for MRI research in Europe. Economics and Psychology faculties work in tight connection which will make it possible for the researcher to apply his expertise in MRI research efficiently.'