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Alexandros Rigos
I am a researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm and also affiliated with the Department of Economics at Lund University. My research interests are in economic theory and experimenta I hold a BSc in Physics (University of Athens) and an MSc in Economics (University of Birmingham). I obtained my PhD in Economics from the University of Leicester in 2016, after which I spent four years at Lund University as a postdoc. In 2020, I joined IFFS, where I work on the project , together with Erik Mohlin. You can find more information about me and my research at my website .
Discontinuous and continuous stochastic choice and coordination in the lab
Journal of Economic Theory, vol. 206, 2022. Abstract We experimentally test theoretical predictions on equilibrium selection in a two-player coordination (investment) game. Through a minimal visual vari
The normality assumption in coordination games with flexible information acquisition
Journal of Economic Theory, vol. 203, 2022. Abstract Many economic models assume that random variables follow normal (Gaussian) distributions. Yet, real-world variables may be non-normally distributed.
Emergence of specialized third-party enforcement
PNAS, Vol. 120, No. 24 Abstract The question of how cooperation evolves and is maintained among nonkin is central to the biological, social, and behavioral sciences. Previous research has focused on exp
Whatever You Want: Inconsistent Results is the Rule, Not the Exception, in the Study of Primate Brain Evolution
PLoS ONE Abstract Primate brains differ in size and architecture. Hypotheses to explain this variation are numerous and many tests have been carried out. However, after body size has been accounted for