Weekly Seminar – September 4: David Huffman (Cornell University), “Minds, Models and Markets: How Managerial Cognition Affects Pricing Strategies”

CESS Weekly Seminar 19 West 4th Street 5th Floor Room 517, New York, NY, United States

Date: September 4, 2025 (12:30 pm - 1:30 pm) Speaker: David Huffman Paper Title: Minds, Models and Markets: How Managerial Cognition Affects Pricing Strategies Paper Authors: Yi Han, David Huffman, and Yiming Liu Abstract: We show how cognitive constraints systematically shape pricing behavior in a firm with over 20,000 gas stations. Consistent with insights from behavioral […]

Weekly Seminar – September 11: Jeffrey Yang (UC Santa Barbara), “Tradeoffs and Comparison Complexity”

CESS Weekly Seminar 19 West 4th Street 5th Floor Room 517, New York, NY, United States

Date: September 11, 2025 (12:30 pm - 1:30 pm) Speaker: Jeffrey Yang Paper Title: Tradeoffs and Comparison Complexity Paper Authors: Cassidy Shubatt and Jeffrey Yang Abstract: This paper develops a theory of how tradeoffs govern comparison complexity, and how this complexity generates systematic mistakes in choice. In our model, options are easier to compare when they […]

Weekly Seminar – September 25: Colin Camerer (California Institute of Technology), Psychophysiological correlates of rational inattention

CESS Weekly Seminar 19 West 4th Street 5th Floor Room 517, New York, NY, United States

Date: September 25, 2025 (12:30 pm – 1:30 pm) Speaker: Colin Camerer Paper Title: Psychophysiological correlates of rational inattention Abstract:We test whether eyetracking and working memory measures (psychophysiological measures of information […]