May 4–5, 2012
Organizers
- Arthur Robson, Simon Fraser University
- Phil Reny, The University of Chicago
Recent years have seen an burgeoning interest, in several disciplines, in considering the interplay of biological and economic factors. This conference brought together some of the key researchers who have been in involved in such research. The approaches involved include evolutionary and economic theory, neuroscience, genetics, anthropology, and empirical statistical analysis.
Program
Friday, May 4
“Social Networks and Cooperation in Hunter-Gatherers”
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Coren Apicella (Harvard University)
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“Genes, Addiction, and Economics”
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Andrew Caplin (New York University)
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“The Genetic Architecture of Economic and Political Preferences”
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David Cesarini (New York University)
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“Cognitive Trade-Offs in Chimpanzee Versus Human Mixed Strategy Play”
- Colin Camerer (California Institute of Technology)
“Resource Allocation in the Brain”
- Juan Carrillo (University of Southern California)
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Saturday, May 5
“Early Life Adversity and Changes in Gene Expression”
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Gabriella Conti (University of Chicago)
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“Homo Moralis-- Preference Evolution Under Incomplete Information and Assortative Matching”
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Ingela Alger of (LERNA/CNRS Toulouse School of Economics and Carleton University)
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“Why the Rich are Rich and Have Few Kids”
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Jeff Ely (Northwestern University)
- Adriana Lleras-Muney (University of California – Los Angeles)
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“Biology and the Arguments of Utility”
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Luis Rayo (University of Utah)
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“Evolution of Theory of Mind”
- Arthur Robson (Simon Fraser University)
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“The Hairy-Downy-Game: A Model of Interspecific Social Dominance Mimicry”
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Larry Samuelson (Yale University)
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“A Search Theory of the Peacock's Tail”
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Balazs Szentes ( London School of Economics)
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