Directors
Isabelle Brocas
Professor of Economics
My research revisits standard theories of decision-making and aims at better understanding how people make choices, what motivates them and what cognitive limitations prevent them from making rational choices.
Email: brocas@usc.edu
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Juan D. Carrillo
Professor of Economics
My areas of specialization are Neuroeconomic Theory, Microeconomic Theory and Experimental Economics. I am particularly interested in studying how choices change from childhood to adulthood
Email: juandc@usc.edu
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Postdocs
Monica Vasco
Monica obtained her PhD in Data Science and Experimental Economics at Loyola Andalucía University, Córdoba, Spain. Since 2021, Monica has worked as a research assistant at LoyolaBehLab and serves as the data manager for their TeensLab. Her research focuses on risk tasks, social networks, and decision-making.
Predocs & Project Specialists
Malala Rajaona
Malala holds a BA in Industrial Engineering from Umagis Jesuit University in Madagascar and a MA in Quantitative Economics from the University of Alicante, Spain. She has also gained research experience as a research assistant at LoyolaBehLab.
Research Associates
Virat Agrawal, PhD
Sacha Bazzal, MA (Behavioral Scientist)
Samantha Betts, PhD
Audrey Bousselin, PhD (Research Fellow at LISER)
Ulysses Rios, BA
Xidi Zhang (PhD student at University of Notre Dame, Economics)
USC Students
Wenqi Gong (MA, Economics)
Junchi Hu (MA, Economics)
Xuemeng Yin (PhD, Economics)
Shuning Wang (PhD, Psychology)
Tien-Hsin Wang (MA, Economics)
Students enrolled in the Training Program
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