Ro'i Zultan

Lecturer
Department of Economics
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Building 72, Room 449
Phone: +972 (0) 8 647 2306 (x72306)
E-mail: zultan(ad)bgu.ac.il

[Extended CV]

Degrees:

2010:
2004:
2000:
PhD. in Psychology and Rationality, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
M. A. in Psychology and Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
B. A. in Psychology and General Studies (Archeology and Geography), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Academic employment:

Since 2011
2010 - 2011:

2009 - 2010:
2002-2003:
Lecturer, Department of Economics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Research Associate, Cognitive, Perceptual, and Brain Sciences Department, University College London
Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena
Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Research into Economic Systems, Jena

Teaching:
Game Theory, Social Dilemmas, Experimental Economics Methodology, Teachers as Researchers, Methodology (TA), Introductory Psychology (TA), Intelligence and measurement (TA).

Research interests:
Rationality, Bounded rationality, Communication and cooperation, Behavioral incentives, Time effects, Game Theory, Experimental Methodology.

Talks:
Jerusalem (Hebrew U), Erfurt (ESA), Berlin (MPI), Ramat Gan (Bar-Ilan U), Würzburg (EAESP), Mannheim, Lund, Bonn (MPI), Lyon (ESA), Jena (MPI), Haifa (APESA), Edinburgh, London (UCL), Bilbao (IMEBE), Copenhagen (ESA), Tucson (ESA), Baton Rouge (LSU), Warwick, Nottingham

Refereed publications:

  • Ro'i Zultan (2012). Timing of Messages and the Aumann Conjecture: A multiple-Selves Approach. Accepted for publication in International Journal of Game Theory [PDF]
  • David Hugh-Jones and Ro'i Zultan (2012). Reputation and Cooperation in Defence. Accepted for publication in Journal of Conflict Resolution [PDF]
  • Ro'i Zultan (2012). Strategic and Social Pre-Play Communication in the Ultimatum Game. Journal of Economic Psychology 33(3), 425-434 [PDF]
  • Ben Greiner, Werner Güth and Ro'i Zultan (2012). Social Communication and Discrimination: A Video Experiment. Accepted for publication in Experimental Economics [PDF]
  • M. Vittoria Levati and Ro'i Zultan (2011). Cycles of Conditional Cooperation in a Real-Time Voluntary Contribution Mechanism. Games, 2(1), 1-15. [PDF]
  • Ro'i Zultan, Maya Bar-Hillel and Nitsan Guy (2010). When Being Wasteful Is Better than Feeling Wasteful. Judgment and Decision Making, 7(5), 489-496 [PDF]
  • Sebastian Goerg, Sebastian Kube and Ro'i Zultan (2010). Treating Equals Unequally - Incentives in Teams, Workers' Motivation and Production Technology. Journal of Labor Economics, 28, 747-772. [PDF]
  • Carsten Schmidt and Ro'i Zultan (2005). The Uncontrolled Social Utility Hypothesis Revisited. Economics Bulletin 3, 1-7. [PDF]

Other publications:
  • Maya Bar-Hillel and Ro'i Zultan (2012). We Sing the Praise of Good Displays: How Gamblers Bet in Casino Roulette. CHANCE 25(2), 27-30 [PDF]
  • Carsten Schmidt and Ro'i Zultan (2007). Unilateral Face-to-Face Communication in Ultimatum Bargaining - A Video Experiment. In Oxley, L. and Kulasiri, D. (eds) MODSIM 2007 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, 1205-1211 [PDF]

Completed papers:

Works in progress:

  • Mob Behavior (with Eyal Winter)
  • Reciprocity and intentions (with Sven Fischer)
  • Group reciprocity in children (with Omri Yacobovich, Tehila Kogut and David Hugh-Jones)
  • Intergroup conflict and intragroup cooperation: group identity, reciprocity and social welfare (with Ori Weisel)
  • Real Waste, Appearance of waste, and regret (with Ori Weisel)
  • Reciprocity to Heterogeneous Contributions in A Public Goods Game (with Luca Corazzini, Sebastian Kube and Teresa Schüter)

Refereeing:
Experimental Economics, Games and Economic Behavior, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Economic Psychology, Management Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Psychonomic Bulletin and Review.