Behavioral Ethics lab

Behavioral ethics is the empirical study of ethical questions. We study topics like fairness, equality, values and norms. That is, how people behave when their decisions and actions impact others. At the moment, our lab is focused on understanding the psychological factors influencing people’s behavior when using sharing economy platforms. We are especially interested to figure out how responsible sharing can be encouraged and maintained.

Projects

Trustpath
Encouraging responsible sharing on platform economy
EU H2020 NWO VIDI
Trustpath
Corruption
A behavioral approach to collaborative dishonesty
EU H2020
Corruption
Honesty
Self-serving justifications
EU FP7
Honesty
Miscellaneous
Additional research
Miscellaneous

People

Meet the team.

Researchers

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Shaul Shalvi

Professor of Behavioral Ethics

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Linh Vu

PhD candidate

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Jantsje Mol

Postdoctoral researcher

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Alejandro Hirmas

Postdoctoral researcher

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Hagai Rabinovitch

Postdoctoral researcher

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Terence Dores Cruz

Postdoctoral researcher

Alumni

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Ivan Soraperra

currently at Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin

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Nils Köbis

currently at University of Duisburg-Essen

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Charlotte Ringdal

currently at Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Bergen

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Margarita Leib

currently at Tilburg University

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Andrea Pittarello

currently at Stony Brook University

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Tom Gordon-Hecker

currently at Business Administration Department at Ben-Gurion University

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Catherine Molho

currently at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

News & Media

Aug 30, 2021
Behavioral Ethics lab complete
Behavioral Ethics lab complete

At the start of the academic year, the research team gathered at the UvA office.
May 27, 2021
Dyadic die rolling on Dutch TV
Dyadic die rolling on Dutch TV

When do people tell the truth? The popular science Dutch TV show Erik Scherder Onderzoekt replicated the dyadic die rolling experiment at an Amsterdam casino
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Publications

Jantsje Mol, Catherine Molho (2024). Information about changes in platform economy taxation diminishes optimism regarding future use. Journal of the Economic Science Association.

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Linh Vu, Catherine Molho, Ivan Soraperra, Susann Fiedler, Shaul Shalvi (2023). Giving (In) to Help an Identified Person. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

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Ivan Soraperra, Joël van der Weele, Marie Claire Villeval, Shaul Shalvi (2023). The social construction of ignorance: Experimental evidence. Games and Economic Behavior.

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Catherine Molho, Ivan Soraperra, Jonathan Schulz, Shaul Shalvi (2023). Guilt- and Shame-Driven Prosociality Across Societies. Nature Human Behaviour.

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Eugen Dimant, Shaul Shalvi (2022). Meta-nudging honesty: Past, present, and future of the research frontier. Current Opinion in Psychology.

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