Séminaires LEMMA

"Social Distancing and Risk Taking: Evidence from a Team Game Show"
José de Sousa - Université Paris Saclay

Mardi 04 octobre 2022 - 11 h / 12 h
Lemma - 4 rue Blaise Desgoffe, 75006 Paris. Salle Maurice Desplas

Abstract :
We examine the risky choices of pairs of contestants in a popular radio game show in France. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the show, traditionally held in person, had to switch to an all-remote format. We find that such an exogenous change in social context affected risk-taking behavior. Remotely, pairs take far fewer risks when the stakes are high than in the flesh. This behavioral difference is consistent with prosocial behavior theories, which argue that the nature of social interactions influences risky choices. Our results suggest that working from home may reduce participation in profitable but risky team projects.

"Décomposition de l’évolution des inégalités en France de 1970 à 2018"
Clément Carbonnier - Université Paris VIII (LED)

Mardi 20 septembre 2022 - 11 h / 12 h
Lemma - 4 rue Blaise Desgoffe, 75006 Paris. Salle Maurice Desplas

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Welcome to John Quah. June 2022
He is a Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University and also Professor of Economics at the National University of Singapore. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of California at Berkeley and his bachelor degree at the  National University of Singapore. Since 2016 he has been a Fellow of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory. Since 2020, he has been a Fellow of the Econometric Society. He currently serves as co-editors for Economic Theory and Journal of Mathematical Economics.
His work in economic theory focuses on revealed preference analysis and on the theory and applications of monotone comparative statics. He is also interested in, and has worked on, issues in demand aggregation, general equilibrium, and environmental economics.

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