C (Chen) Li

Prof. C (Chen) Li is a Professor of Behavioural Economics at the Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her research focuses on decision making under uncertainty and over time, with particular emphasis on ambiguity attitudes, experimental methods, and gender stereotypes. She has collaborated extensively with scholars like Han Bleichrodt and Peter Wakker, contributing to top-tier journals such as Econometrica and Management Science. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence, addressing real-world questions like how ambiguity aversion influences social interactions or gender disparities in competitive fields.

Key research themes include the dynamics of ambiguity learning, the role of gender stereotypes in risk-taking, and the application of axiomatic models to behavioral economics. Her recent work explores bifurcation questions in multi-component decision optimization and the impact of ambiguity on gender inequality in STEM fields. Li’s experimental designs often incorporate behavioral experiments to measure uncertainty preferences, such as belief hedges and Bayesian updating deviations.

Prof. Li’s academic contributions span theoretical advancements (e.g., Source Theory) and applied insights into societal issues. She maintains an active research agenda with ongoing projects on the interplay between ambiguity attitudes and gender representation, as well as the foundational aspects of multi-dimensional decision models. Her work underscores the importance of integrating psychological insights into economic theory to better understand human behavior under uncertainty.