The Center for Research in Experimental Economics and Political Decision Making

About

The Center for Research in Experimental Economics and Political Decision Making (CREED) at the University of Amsterdam combines research approaches from behavioral economics, psychology, and neuroeconomics to investigate common biases in decision making. At CREED, behavioral economists are joined by experts from different fields to study how people make economic and strategic decisions across a variety of contexts. Our aim is to understand how limits to our cognitive abilities, as well as motivation, affect, and strategic considerations influence our decisions. We are also interested in how decision-making plays out in the brain. By understanding the cognitive, motivational, affective, and neural processes that drive our decisions, we also aim to develop interventions that can help people make better decisions and inform government policies.

Recent Posts

Testing Artificial Intelligence Regulation

Behavioral AI ethics: unveiling limitations of AI transparency policies in the age of ever-evolving relationship with large language models.

The Psychology of Deepfakes

Can you spot a deepfake? Recent study tested it and found cognitive biases at play.

Overconfidence Lowers Men's Appetite to Redistribute Wealth

How egalitarian are men and women? Experimental research on redistribution shows a central role for male overconfidence in the division of resources.

The Persistence of Deception and Self-Deception

Why is overconfidence a common aspect of our psychology despite the costs? Recent research shows that it can help people persuade others better.

Are We Intuitively Honest or Dishonest?

Recent research suggests that people are intuitively dishonest, but only if the dishonesty does not harm concrete others.

How the Antisocial Mind Deals With Trust

A recent study shows how antisocial personality is related to reduced trustworthiness and trust, but also greater retribution levels.