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Overview

Frans van Winden is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans several interconnected fields primarily within neuroscience, social sciences, and psychology. The scientist's work focuses on topics such as neural and behavioral psychology studies, the psychology of moral and emotional judgment, experimental behavioral economics, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, evolutionary psychology, and evolutionary game theory related to cooperation.

Their recent publications include two notable papers. The first is titled "Neurocognitive Underpinnings of Aggressive Predation in Economic Contests", published in 2020 in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. The second paper, "The informational affective tie mechanism: on the role of uncertainty, context, and attention in caring", was published in 2023 in the Journal of Economic Psychology. These papers contribute to understanding cognitive and emotional mechanisms underlying economic and social behavior.

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Michael Rojek-Giffin
  • Maël Lebreton
  • H. Steven Scholte
  • K. Richard Ridderinkhof
  • Carsten K. W. De Dreu

These collaborations are reflective of their interdisciplinary approach, working across cognitive neuroscience, psychology, and social sciences. The main venues for their publications are the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience and the Journal of Economic Psychology, each featuring at least one of their contributions.

Their subfields of study highlight a broad research scope, encompassing cognitive neuroscience, safety research, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, as well as sociology and political science. This diversity indicates a comprehensive approach to exploring human behavior from multiple scientific angles.

Best Publications

  • Conditional Cooperation and Voluntary Contributions to Public Goods

    Claudia Keser;Frans A.A.M. van Winden

  • Emotional Hazard in a Power-to-take Experiment

    Ronald Bosman;Frans Van Winden

  • Lobbying and asymmetric information

    Jan Potters;Frans van Winden

  • Incentive systems in a real effort experiment

    Frans van Dijk;Joep Sonnemans;Frans van Winden

  • An empirical analysis of self-employment in the Netherlands

    Gerrit de Wit;Frans A. A. M. van Winden

  • Social Ties in a public good experiment

    Frans van Dijk;Joep Sonnemans;Frans van Winden

  • An experimental examination of rational rent-seeking

    Jan Potters;Casper G de Vries;Frans van Winden

  • Gender pairing and bargaining—Beware the same sex!

    Matthias Sutter;Matthias Sutter;Ronald Bosman;Martin G. Kocher;Martin G. Kocher;Frans van Winden

  • The impact of real effort and emotions in the power-to-take game

    Ronald Bosman;Matthias Sutter;Matthias Sutter;Frans van Winden

  • Reciprocity and emotions in bargaining using physiological and self-report measures

    Gershon Ben-Shakhar;Gary Bornstein;Astrid Hopfensitz;Frans van Winden

  • Dynamics of Social Ties and Local Public Good Provision

    Frans van Dijk;Frans van Winden

  • Social ties and coordination on negative reciprocity: The role of affect

    Ernesto Reuben;Frans van Winden

  • Campaign expenditures, contributions and direct endorsements: The strategic use of information and money to influence voter behavior

    Jan Potters;Randolph Sloof;Frans van Winden

  • Incentive Systems in a Real Effort Experiment

    Frans van Winden;Frans van Dijk;Joep Sonnemans

  • On the economic theory of interest groups: Towards a group frame of reference in political economics

    Frans van Winden

  • Professionals and students in a lobbying experiment. Professional rules of conduct and subject surrogacy

    Jan Potters;Frans van Winden

  • On the dynamics of social ties structures in groups

    Joep Sonnemans;Frans van Dijk;Frans van Winden

  • MODELLING POLITICAL PRESSURE AS TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION

    Jan Potters;Frans Van Winden

  • Competitive rivalry, social disposition, and subjective well-being: an experiment

    Jordi Brandts;Arno Riedl;Frans van Winden

  • Exploring group decision making in a power-to-take experiment

    Ronald Bosman;Heike Hennig-Schmidt;Frans van Winden

  • AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN THE NETHERLANDS

    G. de Wit;F. Winden

Frequent Co-Authors

Arno Riedl
Arno Riedl Maastricht University
Joep Sonnemans
Joep Sonnemans University of Amsterdam
K. Richard Ridderinkhof
K. Richard Ridderinkhof University of Amsterdam
Carsten K. W. De Dreu
Carsten K. W. De Dreu University of Groningen
Gershon Ben-Shakhar
Gershon Ben-Shakhar Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Gary Bornstein
Gary Bornstein Hebrew University of Jerusalem
H. Steven Scholte
H. Steven Scholte University of Amsterdam
John P. O'Doherty
John P. O'Doherty California Institute of Technology

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