LABEL Projects

How does our attitude towards risk and ambiguity develop and what are the neural correlates of the dedevlopmental trajectory? This project investigates several dimensions of risk attitudes in children and teens.

Grit is a non-cognitive trait reflecting an individual's ability to persereve and passion for a particular long-term goal. This project investigates correlates and causal factors of grit

This project addresses differences in life outcomes accross people with different SES and how education may impact these outcomes. Special emphasis is put on early education programs.

What is intelligence, what are its neural correlates and how does it relate to decision-making? This project focuses on recent studies that link cognition to behavior.

How does the way we perceive our environment shape our decisions? Economics presupposes that we are endowed with preferences that rank alternatives objectively. But in fact, our choices are constructed dynamically and are shaped by how we perceive alternatives in each moment.

Inhibitory control is a cognitive process that allows to inhibit impulses and habitual responses. It is necessary to make optimal decisions. In this project, we investigate the contribution of inhibitory control to decision-making and we address age-related differences.

Decision-making in individual and strategic situations is remarkably similar across species. This project investigates animal behavior from an evolutionary perspective to understand how behavior is shaped by biology and the environment.

Theory of mind is the ability to attribute beliefs, intents, emotions, or knowledge to oneself and to others. It is necessary to understand and predict others' behavior. This project will investigate the evolutionary and biological basis of this important ability.

This project focuses on twin studies. These are conducted on identical or fraternal twins to reveal the environmental and genetic influences on phenotypes

In this project, we describe environmnetal policies and we investigate their costs, challenges and impact.

Nudges are designed to alter people's behavior without limiting their options or changing their incentives. This project investigates common nudges.