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Overview

Joep Sonnemans is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans several areas within the social sciences and economics, particularly focusing on experimental behavioral economics.

Their recent publication record includes studies published in venues such as the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Experimental Economics, Games and Economic Behavior, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Some notable recent papers are:

  • Does reporting beliefs change beliefs?, 2024, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
  • The effect of futures markets on the stability of commodity prices, 2022, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
  • Bubbles, crashes and information contagion in large-group asset market experiments, 2020, Experimental Economics
  • Endogenous group formation and responsibility diffusion: An experimental study, 2020, Games and Economic Behavior
  • Competition and moral behavior: A meta-analysis of forty-five crowd-sourced experimental designs, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Their coauthors frequently include Jan Tuinstra, Katharina Brütt, Arthur Schram, Johan de Jong, and Christoph Huber. These collaborations have contributed to research outputs covering various aspects of decision sciences and economics.

Joep Sonnemans' work is situated across several main fields of study:

  • Social Sciences
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Decision Sciences

Within these broad areas, their research touches on multiple subfields, including:

  • Safety Research
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • General Decision Sciences
  • Demography
  • Management Science and Operations Research

The main topics of Sonnemans' work focus on:

  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Ethics in Business and Education
  • Economic Policies and Impacts

Their publications contribute to a detailed understanding of human behavior and decision-making within economic contexts, using experimental methods to investigate complex economic and social interactions. The focus on areas such as moral judgment, behavioral ethics, and information contagion in markets reflects an interdisciplinary approach linking economics with psychology and social sciences.

Best Publications

  • Value orientations, expectations and voluntary contributions in public goods

    T.J.S. Offerman;J.H. Sonnemans;A.J.H.C. Schram

  • Coordination of expectations in asset pricing experiments

    Cars Hommes;Joep Sonnemans;Jan Tuinstra;Henk van de Velden

  • The duration of affective phenomena or emotions, sentiments and passions

    N.H. Frijda;Batja Mesquita;J Sonnemans;S Van Goozen

  • Incentive systems in a real effort experiment

    Frans van Dijk;Joep Sonnemans;Frans van Winden

  • Public good provision and public bad prevention: the effect of framing

    J.H. Sonnemans;A.J.H.C. Schram;T.J.S. Offerman

  • The complexity of intensity: Issues concerning the structure of emotion intensity

    Nico H. Frijda;Andrew Ortony;Joep Sonnemans;Gerald L. Clore

  • Price stability and volatility in markets with positive and negative expectations feedback: an experimental investigation

    Peter Heemeijer;Carsien Harm Hommes;Joep Sonnemans;Jan Tuinstra

  • Imitation and Belief Learning in an Oligopoly Experiment

    T.J.S. Offerman;J.J.M. Potters;J.H. Sonnemans

  • Social Ties in a public good experiment

    Frans van Dijk;Joep Sonnemans;Frans van Winden

  • A truth serum for non-Bayesians : correcting proper scoring rules for risk attitudes

    T.J.S. Offerman;J.H. Sonnemans;G. van de Kuilen;P.P. Wakker

  • The structure of subjective emotional intensity

    Joep Sonnemans;Nico H. Frijda

  • Expectations and bubbles in asset pricing experiments

    Cars Hommes;Joep Sonnemans;Jan Tuinstra;Henk van de Velden

  • Social comparison and risky choices

    Jona Linde;Joep Sonnemans

  • Strategic Behavior in Public Good Games: When Partners Drift Apart.

    J.H. Sonnemans;A.J.H.C. Schram;T.J.S. Offerman

  • Why people vote: experimental evidence

    Arthur Schram;Joep Sonnemans

  • Gift Exchange in a Multi‐Worker Firm*

    Sandra Maximiano;Randolph Sloof;Joep Sonnemans

  • The determinants of subjective emotional intensity

    Joep Sonnemans;Nico H. Frijda

  • How individuals choose health insurance : an experimental analysis

    Arthur Schram;Joep Sonnemans

  • Strategies of search

    Joep Sonnemans

  • Suckers or saviors? Consistent contributors in social dilemmas.

    J. Mark Weber;J. Keith Murnighan

  • Voter Turnout as a Participation Game: An Experimental Investigation

    Arthur Schram;Joep Sonnemans

Frequent Co-Authors

Frans van Winden
Frans van Winden University of Amsterdam
Nico H. Frijda
Nico H. Frijda University of Amsterdam
Arno Riedl
Arno Riedl Maastricht University
Gerald L. Clore
Gerald L. Clore University of Virginia
Andrew Ortony
Andrew Ortony Northwestern University
Ruud B.M. Huirne
Ruud B.M. Huirne Wageningen University & Research

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