As a behavioural economist, my research focuses primarily on incorporating empirically sound assumptions into applicable formal economic theory. My main topic of interest is social learning. The process of social learning is the diffusion of the private information to all individuals through the interactions of observations, learning and choices. In numerous contexts, learning from others leads individuals to herd and herding behaviour generates social epidemics (e.g. market booms and crashes). My experimental work investigates the validity of the rational view of herding with the ultimate goal of building behavioural models of social learning.
main research interests
Social Learning; Beliefs Formation; Strategic Formation of Coalitions and Networks
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