Margarita Leib

Dr. Margarita Leib is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Psychology at Tilburg University's School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Her research sits at the intersection of psychology and economics, focusing on decision-making processes in ethical dilemmas and human-AI interactions.

Research interests include:

• Behavioral ethics and dishonesty in social contexts
• Impacts of AI algorithms on moral decision-making
• Willful ignorance and information avoidance strategies
• Prosocial/antisocial behavior in organizational settings
• Cross-cultural differences in ethical behavior

Recent publications (2023-2025) cluster around three themes: AI's influence on ethical decisions (computational ethics), psychological mechanisms of dishonesty (behavioral ethics), and meta-analyses of information avoidance strategies (cognitive psychology). Her work appears in high-impact journals including Computers in Human Behavior and Psychological Bulletin.

She is currently involved in the multinational research project 'The obligation to obey the law: exploring National Differences' and leads a Digital Sciences for Society-funded project examining interventions in unethical AI-driven decisions.