9th Thurgau Experimental Economics Meeting (theem)
Decision-Making in Groups
11th-13th April, 2018 in Kreuzlingen (CH)
Organized by the Thurgau Institute of Economics at the University of Konstanz
Keynote speakers:
Juan Camilo Cárdenas and Jean-Robert Tyran
Many important decisions are made in groups. This applies to very different contexts, including decision-making in families, peer groups, monetary policy committees or government cabinets. We are interested in two main questions: (i) How do group contexts shape group members’ individual decisions? (ii) How do groups decide collectively? A group context can affect decisions because of factors like conformity effects and social learning. When a group has to make a collective decision, the individual decisions then have to be aggregated by some mechanism. We are interested in both how these mechanisms come into place and how they affect the group decision. We welcome contributions on any of these aspects from economics as well as other disciplines, such as social psychology or political science. We look forward to your submissions.
If you would like to present your research, please submit an extended abstract (max. 2000 characters, or max. 300 words) below. The conference fee is EUR 200 (including coffee breaks and the conference dinner).
Important Dates
| 24th January, 2018: | Submission deadline |
| 8th February, 2018: | Notification of acceptance |
| 28th February, 2018: | Registration deadline for presenters |
| 20th March, 2018: | Registration deadline for non-presenting participants |
Please forward this call for papers to other researchers who might be interested in the topic. For further questions please contact us via hc.meeht@ofni.
| Urs Fischbacher | Sebastian Fehrler | Katrin Schmelz | Irenaeus Wolff |
http://www.hotelsix.ch/ (directly at the border between Germany and Switzerland)
www.hotel-kreuzlingen.ch (near the restaurant Alti Badi and PH Thurgau)
http://www.hotel-konstanz.com (a hotel near the border in Konstanz)
www.hotelbarbarossa.de (in the old city of Konstanz)
http://www.hotel-viva-sky.de (near main train station Konstanz)
www.cityhotel-konstanz.de (also very near to the main train station)
How to get to theem
Theem takes place at the College of Education (Pädagogische Hochschule) Thurgau, Building P, unterer Schulweg 3, CH-8280 Kreuzlingen.
By train
You can get to Kreuzlingen by train with the SBB (http://www.sbb.ch). The final station is Kreuzlingen. You can reach the Thurgau Institute of Economics by bus line 924. Please get off the bus at the stop Bärenplatz. You can reach Konstanz by Deutsche Bahn (http://www.bahn.de). From the main station take bus line 908 to get to the Thurgau Institute of Economics. Please get off the bus at the stop Bärenplatz.
By car
You can get to Kreuzlingen from Zurich on highway N7. From the north you can get to Kreuzlingen on highway A81. Please follow direction Kreuzlingen centre. Parking is possible at Bärenplatz opposite the Thurgau Institute of Economics.
By plane
The international airport next to Kreuzlingen is Zurich Kloten. From Zurich Kloten there is a direct train connection taking about one hour to Kreuzlingen with the SBB (http://www.sbb.ch). The regional airport next to Kreuzlingen is Friedrichshafen. From Friedrichshafen situated on the north side of the Lake Constance you can get to Kreuzlingen by express bus, train or ship.
