Experimental economist · Brisbane, Australia
Markets, complexity, and consumer decisions
I am a Senior Lecturer in Economics at The University of Queensland. My research uses experiments to study how market complexity, product differentiation, and pricing design influence consumer decisions and competition.
Research areas
Behavioural industrial organization
How consumer biases and limited attention shape firm strategy and market outcomes.
Complexity and obfuscation
How firms use product design, pricing, and information to influence comparison and choice.
Experimental economics
Laboratory and field methods for testing market design and consumer-policy interventions.
Selected publications
- Pyramid Schemes. 2026. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 241, 107398 (with Gönül Doğan and Priscilla Man). Download the paper (PDF, 8.7 MB)
- Do Regulations Work? 2020. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (with Zhengyang Bao, Andreas Leibbrandt, and Carlos Oyarzun). Download the paper (PDF, 4.9 MB)
- Confusopoly: Competition and Obfuscation in Markets. 2016. Experimental Economics. Download the paper (PDF, 659 KB)
Replication reports
- A comment on “Firm Donations and Political Rhetoric: Evidence from a National Ban” [Cagé et al., AEJ: Economic Policy, 2024]. 2026. Institute for Replication (I4R) (with Andriyanto, Nicolas Eugster, and Guan-Jia Huang). Download the report (PDF, 320 KB)
Current research
- Team Gender Diversity in High-Stake Competitions (with Redzo Mujcic). Download the paper (PDF, 867 KB)
- No Pain, No Gain: An Experiment on Skill Accumulation (with Lana Friesen and Bhagya Gunawardena).
- Algorithmic Third-Party Advice in Markets with Complex Goods (with Zhengyang Bao).
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Supervision
I welcome enquiries from students interested in behavioural economics, industrial organization, experimental economics, and related topics. I treat students as research colleagues and expect them to take ownership of their projects.