From June 5 to 6, the 2025 Shanghai Workshop of Behavioral and Experimental Economics was held at the School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. The workshop specially invited two guests to deliver keynote speeches: Professor Jeroen van de Ven of the University of Amsterdam and Professor Bjorn Bartling of the University of Zurich. It also invited scholars and doctoral students from multiple universities and research institutions at home and abroad, including Erasmus University Rotterdam, San Diego State University, George Mason University Korea, Shandong University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Shanghai International Studies University, Jinan University, Zhejiang Gongshang University, and Dongbei University of Finance and Economics. The workshop was chaired by Professor Du Ninghua, Chair of the Department of Microeconomics at the School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
l. June 5
Professor Du Ninghua delivered the opening address. He extended a warm welcome to colleagues from home and abroad, and particularly noted that many participants in this workshop are friends, peers, and collaborators of one another. Gathering together in such a familiar and high-quality academic community helps promote sincere exchange and in-depth cooperation, creating a good atmosphere for the smooth holding of academic exchange activities.
Professor Jeroen van de Ven of the University of Amsterdam delivered a keynote speech on the theme "Selective Information Sharing in Groups."
Professor Quazi Shahriar of San Diego State University, Assistant Professor Zheng Jindi of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and doctoral student Meng Lanxin of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics presented reports on the themes "To Follow or Not," "The Welfare Effect of Rank Information Provision at Workplace: An Experimental Study," and "Informed Information Design: An Experiment," respectively.
On the morning of June 5, Professor He Simin chaired the session.
Professor Xu Bin of Zhejiang Gongshang University, doctoral student Chen Xiaomeng of Erasmus University Rotterdam, Lecturer Zhu Xinxin of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Professor Yang Xiaolan of Shanghai International Studies University, and Professor Niu Xiaofei of Shandong University presented reports on the themes "Statistical Information Facilitates Unraveling Process," "The King's Banquet: Altruistic Wilful Ignorance in the Laboratory," "Taste, Belief and Valuation," "The Impact of Attention on Green Investment: An Eye-Tracking Experimental Study," and "Using fNIRS Hyperscanning to Test Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Financial Advisor Misconduct in Face-to-Face Interactions," respectively.
On the afternoon of June 5, Professor Huang Zhenxing chaired the session.
ll. June 6
Professor Bjorn Bartling of the University of Zurich delivered a keynote speech on the theme "Paternalistic Preferences: Supply, Demand, and Cross-Country Variation."
Assistant Professor Edgar Castro of George Mason University Korea, Professor Cai Xiqian of Xiamen University, and Assistant Professor Yang Shuangyu of Jinan University presented reports on the themes "Price Distortions and Hoarding: An Experiment," "MeToo Movement, Women's Empowerment, and Judges' Gender Gap in Decisions," and "Political Identity and Conjunction Fallacy: Experimental Evidence from the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election," respectively.
On the morning of June 6, Professor Yao Lan chaired the session.
The 2025 Shanghai Workshop of Behavioral and Experimental Economics came to a successful conclusion.
The School of Economics has always been committed to building an open, frontier academic exchange platform and continuously promoting disciplinary development and research innovation in the field of behavioral and experimental economics. On the basis of continuing previous years' focus on specific topics and emphasis on interaction, this workshop aimed to further expand academic horizons, deepen exchange and cooperation among scholars from various regions, and inject new vitality into building a research ecosystem with greater international influence.
