Debrah Meloso

Experimental finance is my main area of research. Most of my work there is embedded in the general equilibrium (CAPM) framework, where gains from  trade in financial markets are clearly defined and measurable. This allows the tackling of questions about the role of market institutions, context, and information in the achievement of potential gains from trade and efficiency. Some of my research asks more exploratory questions on the interaction between cognitive limits and different financial instruments such as special "complexity" securities or trading algorithms.

But markets don't occupy 100% of my time. The ability of experimental participants to act strategically in environments of varying complexity is a topic of high appeal to me. A few of my papers have touched on the complexity of decision in games of complete information and on the workings of labor incentives.