Dedicated laboratory
CEEL runs on an autonomous local network with 28 identical computer stations, physically separated and supervised from a dedicated control desk.
Activity
Activity at CEEL
CEEL’s experimental program combines interdisciplinary research, dedicated infrastructure, methodological support, and advanced training in economics and the social sciences.
Experimental research program
CEEL’s experimental program aims to improve the understanding of how human cognition affects economic behavior through laboratory methodologies. The program is interdisciplinary, involving economics, cognitive psychology, and organizational studies.
The laboratory also develops research-training opportunities through workshops, fellowships, links with national and international doctoral programs, and support for the design of new experimental studies.
CEEL further works on transferring experimental findings to the design of economic institutions and organizational policies, across lab, online, and field-based studies.
Infrastructure and methods
Experimental software
Data are collected through z-Tree, o-Tree, and custom software developed to fit individual project requirements and the technical management of sessions.
Psychophysiological measures
The lab can also run studies measuring electrodermal activity through 12 BIOPAC MP 160 stations.
Design and piloting
CEEL supports protocol design, pilot testing, session organization, and the operational implementation of experimental and behavioral studies.
Research areas
Behavioral and experimental economics
Research on institutions, organizations, and norms through experiments, as well as social preferences, ethics, cooperation, reciprocity, and group dynamics.
Cognitive psychology and decision making
Analysis of the cognitive processes behind economic decisions, consumer choice, trust, and the evaluation of public goods and public policies.
Behavioral finance
Research on pro-social behavior in financial markets, perceptions of time and risk, investment decisions, tax evasion, and compliance mechanisms.
Training and dissemination
Workshops, seminars, teaching applications, and collaborations that transfer experimental methods and findings to students and the broader research community.
Workshops and conferences
What is the behavioral in behavioral economics?
CEEL workshop, June 5-6, 2008, Trento.
Cognition and Emotion in Economic Decision Making
CEEL workshop, January 26-27, 2007, Rovereto.
Methodological Perplexities in Experimental Economics
CEEL workshop, May 29-30, 2006, Trento.
Working papers and publications
The dedicated page gathers a selection of CEEL Working Papers drawn from the laboratory’s historical archive.
Go to Working papers and publicationsTake part in experiments
For information on the participant pool and upcoming experimental sessions, visit the dedicated page.
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