Experimental game theory
Strategic adaptation to the social, political and geopolitical environment
Economic decision-making and - strategy
Financial decision-making and - strategy
2021 - present Research Associate, Center for the Philosophy of Freedom, University of Arizona
2007 - present Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Iceland
2010 – present Associate, Human Behavior Laboratory, University of Iceland
2008 - present Research Affiliate, Center for the Study of Neuroeconomics, George Mason University
2011 - 2019 Associate Professor, Department of Finance, Vienna University of Economics & Business
2018 Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Hong Kong
2014 Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Arizona
2012 - 2013 Principal Fellow, Melbourne Business School
2002 - 2012 Senior Lecturer, Australian School of Business (formerly Australian Graduate School of Management)
2001 - 2002 Lecturer of Statistics, Eller College of Business, University of Arizona
Google Scholar: 1472
ISI Web of Science: 482
Outstanding Author Contribution, Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2011
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Gunnthorsdottir, A. (2013). Machiavellianism. The New Palgrave Dictionary of Strategic Management.
Gunnthorsdottir, A., R. Vragov & J. Shen (2010). Tacit coordination in contribution-based grouping with two endowment levels. In R.M. Isaac & D. A. Norton (Eds.), Research in Experimental Economics, 13, 13–75. Outstanding Author, Emerald Literati Awards for Excellence 2011.
Gunnthorsdottir, A., R. Vragov, S. Seifert & K. McCabe (2010). Near-efficient equilibria in contribution-based competitive grouping. Journal of Public Economics, 94, 987-994.
Gunnthorsdottir, A., D. Houser & K. McCabe (2007). Dispositions, history and contributions in public goods experiments. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 62, (2) 304–315.
Gunnthorsdottir, A., & A. Rapoport (2006). Embedding social dilemmas in intergroup competition reduces free-riding. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 101 (2), 184-199.
Gunnthorsdottir, A. (2002). Physical attractiveness of an animal species as a decision factor for its preservation. Anthrozoos, 14(4), 204-215
Gunnthorsdottir, A., K. McCabe & V. Smith (2002). Using the Machiavellianism instrument to predict trustworthiness in a bargaining game. Journal of Economic Psychology, 23, 49-66.
Huddy, L., & A. Gunnthorsdottir (2000). The political effects of emotional imagery: Superficial manipulation or a deepening conviction? Political Psychology, 21(4), 745-778.
Gunnthorsdottir, A. & D. Norton (2018). The role of culture in experimental economics. In Gunnthorsdottir & Norton (Eds.), Culture in Experimental Economics, Research in Experimental Economics Vol. 20. Bingley, UK: Emerald.
Gunnthorsdottir, A. (2013). Machiavellianism. In M. Augier and D. J. Teece (eds.), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Gunnthorsdottir, A. & P. Thorsteinsson (2011). Tacit Coordination and Equilibrium Selection in a Merit-based Grouping Mechanism: A Cross-cultural Validation Study. In Chan, F., Marinova, D. and Anderssen, R.S. (eds) MODSIM2011, 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2011, pp. 1292-1298. ISBN: 978-0-9872143-1-7. http://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim2011/D1/gunnthorsdottir.pdf (MODSIM Best Student Project Award for P. Thorsteinsson).
Gunnthorsdottir, A. (2009). Equilibrium and type: The crucial role of information. In Anderssen, R.S., R.D. Braddock and L.T.H. Newham (Eds.) 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, July 2009, pp. 1450-1456. ISBN: 978-0-9758400-7-8. http://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim09/D9/gunnthorsdottir.pdf
Gunnthorsdottir, A., & R. Betz (2009). Modeling emissions markets experimentally: the impact of price uncertainty. In Anderssen, R.S., R.D. Braddock and L.T.H. Newham (eds) 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modeling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, July 2009, pp. 1418-1424. ISBN: 978-0-9758400-7-8. http://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim09/D8/betz.pdf
Gunnthorsdottir, A., R. Vragov, & K. McCabe (2007). A team-based meritocracy as a mechanism to attenuate social dilemmas. In Oxley, L & Kulasiri, D. (eds) International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2007, p.179. ISBN : 978-0-9758400-4-7.
Gunnthorsdottir, A., R. Vragov & K. McCabe (2007). The meritocracy as a mechanism to overcome social dilemmas. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the International Society for New Institutional Economics, Reykjavik, June 2007. http://www.isnie.org/assets/files/papers2007/gunthorsdottir.pdf
Gunnthorsdottir, A. & A. Rapoport (2002). Egalitarian vs. proportional profit sharing rules in multi-level collective action problems. In Klass, D. & M. Quaddus (eds.), Proceedings of the Group Decision and Negotiation Conference, Perth, August 2002. ISBN: 095814060X.
Gunnthorsdottir, A. & P. Thorsteinsson (2020). Cultural lenses, cooperation and welfare.
Gunnthorsdottir, A. & R. Huckfeldt. (1997). Marriage and gender effects on political communication. (http://www.getcited.org/pub/103428669). Revise and resubmit, Journal of Politics.
Gunnthorsdottir, A. (2006). A behavioral economist nominates the five books that can explain the games people play. The Australian Literary Review, 1(1), September.
Gunnthorsdottir, A. & Seifert, S.. Humans and robots: "Probing the limits of tacit coordination. Working paper, Vienna Univ. of Economics and Business & University of Arizona.
Gunnthorsdottir, A. & P. Thorsteinsson. Hierarchical segregation in merit-based grouping. Working paper, Dept. of Economics, University of Iceland.
Gunnthorsdottir, A. & P. Thorsteinsson. Cultural differences in thought processes underlying cooperation and social cohesion.
2012 - present Research in Experimental Economics
Volume Editor, Research in Experimental Economics Vol. 20 (2018) “Culture in Experimental Economics” (with Doug Norton).
J. of Economic Behavior and Organization, American Economic Review; J. of Experimental Economics; Games and Economic Behavior; J. of Economic Psychology; J. of Public Economics; J. of Personality and Social Psychology; The Economic Record; Strategic Management Journal; Research in Experimental Economics; Academy of Management Journal; Academy of Management Perspectives; Negotiation and Conflict Management Research; Applied Psychology; Australian J. of Management; Ecological Economics; Environmental Management; European J. of Personality; European J. of Social Psychology; International J. of Conflict Management; J. of Socio-Economics; Business Ethics Quarterly; Univ. of Iceland Scientific Council; Icelandic Center for Research; J. of Environmental Planning and Management; International J. of Psychology; J. of Behavioral and Experimental Economics; Modeling and Simulation Society; Swiss National Science Foundation; Economic Theory; Psychological Reports; Frontiers in Neuroscience; Games; Intl. Game Theory Review; Political Psychology; Revue Economique; International Game Theory Review J. of Behavioral and Experimental Economics.
University of Arizona:
• Business Statistics (undergraduate);
• Negotiation & Decision-making (MBA)
Melbourne Business School
• Corporate Strategy
Australian Graduate School of Management (now AGSM)
• Business Strategy (AGSM Executive MBA)
• Corporate Strategy (AGSM Executive MBA)
• Strategic Decision-making (AGSM Executive MBA)
• Scenario Planning (AGSM Executive MBA)
• Managerial Decision-making (AGSM MBA Sydney & Hong Kong)
• Experimental Methods (AGSM PhD)
• Game Theory (AGSM MBA)
• Section leader, Strategic Management Year (AGSM Executive MBA).
Department of Economics, University of Iceland
• Economic Decisions (MS)
Vienna University of Economics & Business
• Strategic Thought (MSc in Strategy)
• Financial decision-making (MSc in International Finance)
AGSM MBA project supervision (selected topics)
• Strategic deception and its detection
• Corporate accountability in light of agency theory
• Trust and trustworthiness in corporate governance
University of Navarra
• Behavioral finance (MS)
Organizational roles and tasks
• Director of Research, School of Strategy, Australian School of Business (2007- 2011)
• President, Scandinavian Business Club Sydney 2008 - 2009.
• Vice-president, Scandinavian Business Club Sydney 2006-2008 and 2009- 2010.
University committees
Australian School of Business (ASB) research committee (2007-present); ASB School of Strategy hiring committees (2007, 2010); Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) faculty hiring committee (2006); AGSM Executive MBA curriculum committee (2008-9); AGSM postgraduate coursework committee (2004-2006); AGSM MBA exchange student selection committee (2005); AGSM visiting scholars committee (2005-6); ASB standing committee (2007-8); AGSM Ph.D. proposal committees (2); AGSM Ph.D. committees (1); ASB Ph.D. committees (1).
Scientific American, December 8, 2010, “Zoo illogical: Ugly animals need protection from extinction, too”./ University of New South Wales/Australian School of Business Research Highlights 2009/10, “Decision-making and the subconscious”, pp. 28-29./ OnEarth Magazine, December 2010, “Ugly Animals need love, too”./ NYU Science Line, http://www.scienceline.org/2010/12/ugly-animals-need-love-too./ Insight Magazine, Issue 2, 2009, “Balance in uncertainty”, pp. 14-15. / Haukur Már Helgason (2009), “Rigningin gerir ykkur frjáls”, Reykjavik: Mál & Menning. / Icelandic State Radio, 22 September 2008, “Siðdegisutvarp”, “The practical use of game theory”. / Frettabladid, 6 June 2007, “Áður fyrr var eitrað fyrir fólki“. / Morgunblaðid, 7 July 2007 “Býrð þú yfir sterkum machiavellískum eiginleikum?”. / Nicolas Gruen, 16 November 2006, “The theory of primate sentiments”, Club Troppo. / Viðskiptablaðið, 13 June 2007, “Ertu útsmoginn eða trúverðugur?”. / Australian Financial Review, 18 July 2006, “The spy who paid me: when bosses watch “. / SBS Radio, 29 July 2006, “Who do you trust and why?”. / ABC Radio “Australia talks back”, 29 June 2006, “Behavioral Economics: Fear, anxiety, overconfidence, and the end of the financial year”. / Australian Financial Review 3 April 2006, “Flaky Biz”. / Sydney Morning Herald, 1 April 2006, “Control the competitive streak“. / BRW Magazine, 9-15 February 2006, “Conflicting IR game plans”. / CIO Magazine, August 2004, “Captains courageous?” / The Australian, 24 March 2004,” In games people play, nice guys may not finish last”. /Australian Financial Review, 16 August 2003, “Watch carefully, it's easy to spot a corporate lie”./ AGSM Magazine Issue 2, 2003, “The lessons of behavioral economics”.
• Financial services industry response to and preparation for impending regulation by the Reserve Bank
. Strategic thinking for national government
. Strategic responses to climate change risk
• Supporting decisions on the acquisition of equipment for defense (2005-7)
• Strategizing during market bubbles in China
• The effects of national interest rate policies on demand for home loans and risk taking by consumers
• Government stated goals vs. outcomes of government agencies, causes & recommendations
• Market-entry in an emerging industry
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