2025

Newcastle Experimental Economics Workshop 2025

The fourth Newcastle Experimental Economics Workshop was held on 6th and 7th November 2025 at Newcastle University, UK.

Keynote speakers

Martin Dufwenberg is Professor of Economics at Purdue University's Daniels School of Business and Visiting Professor at the University of Gothenburg. Martin’s research uses game theory and experiments to explore topics in behavioural economics. He works on how to incorporate emotions and other forms of belief-dependent motivations into economic analysis using an analytical framework called psychological game theory. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of Experimental Economics and the Journal of the Economic Science Association.
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Brit Grosskopf is a Professor of Economics at the University of Exeter Business School. Before joining the University of Exeter, Brit held posts at Harvard Business School, Texas A&M, and the University of Birmingham, where she founded the Birmingham Experimental Economics Laboratory (BEEL). Her research interests lie at the intersection of economics and psychology. She uses experimental methods to study individual and group behaviour with a particular interest in social preferences, reasoning, learning, reputation, identity and happiness. Brit has obtained research support from the National Science Foundation, the British Academy and the Russell Sage Foundation.

Programme

The full programme is available here: NEEW2025_Programme

Thursday, 6 November 2025
12:00-12:55 Registration & lunch
12:55-13:00 Welcome remarks
13:00-14:40 Session 1
14:40-15:00 Coffee/tea
15:00-16:15 Session 2
16:15-16:35 Coffee/tea
16:35-17:35 Keynote lecture 1: Brit Grosskopf
19:30 Dinner at Blackfriars
   
Friday, 7 November 2025
8:45-9:00 Coffee/tea
9:00-10:00 Keynote lecture 2: Martin Dufwenberg
10:00-10:20 Coffee/tea
10:20-11:35 Session 3
11:35-11:55 Coffee/tea
11:55-13:10 Session 4
13:10-14:00 Lunch

Group picture

Organising committee

Melanie Parravano
Smriti Sharma
Matt Walker
Till Weber