Experimental economics

The practice of mindfulness has a long history in research, particularly psychological studies. In this paper I examine the effects of a short mindfulness intervention on healthy food purchases. Specifically, I developed an online survey and recruited 634 participants via Prolif…

Sunk cost accounting refers to the empirical finding that individuals tend to let their decisions be influenced by costs made at an earlier time in such a way that they are more risk seeking than they would be had they not incurred these costs. Such behaviour violates the axioms…

Davranışsal iktisat, bireylerin bilişsel yetenekleri ve kısıtlayıcıları ışığında davranışlarını değerlendiren, geleneksel iktisadi yaklaşımları sorgulayan disiplinlerarası bir alandır. Geleneksel iktisadi yaklaşımların ekonomik olayları öngörmede yetersiz kalması, karar süreçler…

This dissertation consists of three chapters that study social influence and the diffusion of information in decision making contexts with limited observable outcomes. Chapter 1 studies social interactions and female genital mutilation (FGM), a traditional procedure of removing …

Information systems are pervasive in our everyday life. Anyone who is online must deal with the consequences of the fact that such systems are prone to malicious attack. In our attempt to safeguard our systems, determination of the value of security measures is critical and is a…