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Martijn J. van den Assem

@mjvandenassem

Professor of (Behavioral) Finance, interested in Judgment and Decision Making. Associate editor for JEBO. Founder and organizer of the Research in Behavioral Finance Conference (RBFC) series.

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Submission for the 2026 Research in Behavioral Finance Conference is now open! Don't miss out on the 6th edition of the fabulous RBFC series on Sep 18 & 19 in Amsterdam, with keynotes by Lauren Cohen (Harvard), Andrew Lo (MIT), and Elisabeth Kempf (Harvard).

18.12.2025 12:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Research in Behavioral Finance Conference Welcome to RBFC Research in Behavioral Finance Conference

We invite submissions of papers on all aspects of behavioral finance. Full papers and extended abstracts can be submitted until 31 May through the conference website rbfc.eu.

@remcozwinkels.bsky.social

18.12.2025 12:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Submission for the 2026 Research in Behavioral Finance Conference is now open! Don't miss out on the 6th edition of the fabulous RBFC series on Sep 18 & 19 in Amsterdam, with keynotes by Lauren Cohen (Harvard), Andrew Lo (MIT), and Elisabeth Kempf (Harvard).

18.12.2025 12:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you randomly select an option for this question, the probability that your answer is true will be

A. 0%
B. 25%
C. 50%
D. 25%

17.12.2025 09:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My longtime co-author Dennie van Dolder recently recorded a podcast about our research into giving behavior (for which we used a Dutch TV show). A great listenβ€”highly recommended!

15.07.2025 13:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Presenting our work using Dutch TV show data to study altruistic motives all the way in Beijing at Peking University. A great group to visit.
The paper can be downloaded here: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

31.05.2025 02:57 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

At the Finance department of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam we have an opening for a PhD position on risk preferences in financial decision making.

We recruit on a rolling basis until the position is filled. See the listing for more details about the position and the application procedure.

16.04.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Vacancy β€” PhD position on Risk Preferences Are you a motivated student interested in doing research in financial economics? The Finance department at the faculty of SBE, VU Amsterdam seeks a PhD candidate for a 3-year full-time position (10% t...

Are you a research master student who’s interested in blending behavioral, micro, and financial economics for your dissertation? I rarely share vacancies, but this one’s genuinely worth checking out.

workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/ph...

16.04.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Must be some kind of induction faillure.

31.01.2025 14:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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J.John on Instagram: "Sometimes we need to be able to see things in their proper perspective!" 9,760 likes, 163 comments - jjohnglobal on November 3, 2024: "Sometimes we need to be able to see things in their proper perspective!".

Framing:

www.instagram.com/reel/DB6s1L4...

05.11.2024 16:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy to be added!

15.10.2024 21:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯‚ New working paper! 🍾

β€œFollow the fast: A simple algorithm for extracting wisdom from crowds”

Summarizing thread by one of my coauthors below πŸ‘‡

26.09.2024 11:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The program covers a wide range of themes, offering plenty of engaging sessions for anyone interested in behavioral finance.

We also warmly welcome practitioners to join us.

Registration closes on October 1 and includes the conference dinner on Thursday evening.

23.09.2024 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Final Call RBFC Registration

We have a few spots left for attending the fifth Research in Behavioral Finance Conference (RBFC) in Amsterdam on October 17 & 18

Visit rbfc.eu for an overview of the 135 presenters and their talks, including keynotes by Camelia Kuhnen, David Laibson, and Kelly Shue.

23.09.2024 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

AMAZING how realistic this AI-generated podcast sounds, and how well and accessibly they discuss the content of our new paper.

20.09.2024 09:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Finally reading your book πŸ‘ŒπŸ»

16.09.2024 17:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨NEW PAPER 🚨
What motivates people to help others? Are they utilitarian like Mill and Bentham, or do they care about equity and desert, like Aristotle and Locke? We use a Dutch TV show to answer this question!
Paper available here: t.co/THSMqeHy7o
Thread below πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡
#econtwitter

11.09.2024 20:15 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5

New here, glad to be added!

16.09.2024 13:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Now that we're all moving here, I'd like to share a recent working paper with @gmelios.bsky.social: Religion, Identity, and Preferences! 🚨

Want to find out how religiosity causally affects policy preferences and gender norms? A 🧡

#econsky #polisky

16.09.2024 12:11 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Perfect summary of our new game show paper πŸ‘‡

12.09.2024 11:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0