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Martijn J. van den Assem

@mjvandenassem.bsky.social
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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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koenfucius @koenfucius.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Research by @bkleinteeselink.bsky.social et al suggests, despite the high stakes and learning opportunity of a real TV show game, with perfect information, and suitable for perfect backward induction, people still tend to exhibit limited foresight: buff.ly/PZQ9STq 1/2
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Martijn J. van den Assem @mjvandenassem.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
⚠️ RBFC submission deadline is approaching! May 31 ⚠️ Don't miss out on the 6th edition of the fabulous 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 series on Sep 18 & 19 in Amsterdam, with keynotes by Lauren Cohen (Harvard), Andrew Lo (MIT), and Elisabeth Kempf (Harvard).
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Martijn J. van den Assem @mjvandenassem.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
⚠️ RBFC submission deadline is approaching! May 31 ⚠️ Don't miss out on the 6th edition of the fabulous 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 series on Sep 18 & 19 in Amsterdam, with keynotes by Lauren Cohen (Harvard), Andrew Lo (MIT), and Elisabeth Kempf (Harvard).
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Martijn J. van den Assem @mjvandenassem.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
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).
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Martijn J. van den Assem @mjvandenassem.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
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).
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Daniel Read @danielread.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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%
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Martijn J. van den Assem @mjvandenassem.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
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 listen—highly recommended!
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Dennie van Dolder @dvdolder.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
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...
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Martijn J. van den Assem @mjvandenassem.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
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...
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Vacancy — 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...
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Martijn J. van den Assem @mjvandenassem.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
Framing: www.instagram.com/reel/DB6s1L4...
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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!".
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Martijn J. van den Assem @mjvandenassem.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
🥂 New working paper! 🍾 “Follow the fast: A simple algorithm for extracting wisdom from crowds” Summarizing thread by one of my coauthors below 👇
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Martijn J. van den Assem @mjvandenassem.bsky.social · 23/09/2024
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.
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Martijn J. van den Assem @mjvandenassem.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
AMAZING how realistic this AI-generated podcast sounds, and how well and accessibly they discuss the content of our new paper.
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Dennie van Dolder @dvdolder.bsky.social · 11/09/2024
🚨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 🧵👇 #econtwitter
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Bouke Klein Teeselink @bkleinteeselink.bsky.social · 16/09/2024
🚨 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
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Martijn J. van den Assem @mjvandenassem.bsky.social · 12/09/2024
Perfect summary of our new game show paper 👇
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