6 February 2026
Dr Marcus Roel Reveals New Insights on Decision-Making in Social Dilemmas
A new study led by Dr Marcus Roel, published in the upcoming issue of Games and Economic Behavior, finds that the way people are asked to make decisions affects their choices in scenarios pertaining to fairness and cooperation. Based on an online experiment with over 8,000 participants, Dr Roel demonstrates that the "strategy method" reduces mistakes without altering fundamental preferences for fairness. This finding offers researchers a way to conduct less costly and more reliable experiments, paving the way for clearer insights into human decision-making.
Read the full paper here.