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Morten Lau is a Professor of Experimental Economics at the Department of Economics, Copenhagen Business School (CBS), appointed as Adjunct Professor in September 2011 and promoted to full Professor in July 2013. Previously, he served as Professor of Behavioral Finance at Durham University Business School, UK. His research centers on decision-making under risk and uncertainty and intertemporal choice, employing experimental methodologies to investigate real-world economic behavior.
He earned his PhD from the University of Copenhagen in 2001. His research spans Behavioral Economics and Experimental Economics, with specific focus on risk attitudes, discounting behavior, and preference stability. Recent work examines gambling behavior, asset integration, and methodological innovations in longitudinal field experiments, often involving collaborations with international researchers across the United States and New Zealand.
Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2008-2025) reveals consistent emphasis on experimental validation of economic theories, particularly in Danish field settings. Key trends include methodological advancements in measuring risk/time preferences, applications of cumulative prospect theory, and investigations into pathological gambling through population surveys. His work frequently addresses experimental design challenges like sample selection bias and attrition in longitudinal studies.
No scientific awards are documented in the provided materials. Regarding advising and research funding, he supervises students including Lasse Jessen and secured support from Otto Mønsteds Fond for the 2016 project 'The Behavioral Identification and Preferences of Pathological Gamblers,' which involved attending the International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking in Las Vegas. Additional research initiatives include 'Beliefs and Decisions Under Ambiguity: Evidence From The Field.'
Professionally, he maintains active memberships in the Econometric Society, American Economic Association, Economic Science Association, American Risk and Insurance Association, and Royal Economic Society. He also holds a part-time professorship at Durham University's Department of Economics and Finance since 2013 and served on New Zealand's Performance-Based Research Fund panel (2018-2019).
