C. Mónica Capra is a Professor of Economic Sciences at Claremont Graduate University (CGU), specializing in experimental, behavioral, and neuroeconomics. Her research investigates the complexities of human decision-making, exploring the influence of personality, mood, emotions, and bounded rationality. She is also fascinated by the evolutionary roots of economic behavior, and prosocial behavior, particularly the motivations behind volunteering. Before joining CGU, Dr. Capra was an Associate Professor at Emory University. Her interdisciplinary approach has led to collaborations with data scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists. Currently, Dr. Capra is exploring how advanced AI technologies, like GPT, can enhance behavioral and experimental research methodologies.
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Co-authored with Y. Cao and Y. Su “Do prosocial incentives motivate women to set higher goals and improve performance?” Journal of Economic Psychology, 99 (2023).
Co-authored with B. Jiang and Y. Su. “Altruistic self-concept mediates the effects of personality traits on volunteering: Evidence from an online experiment.” Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 92, (2021).
“Understanding decision processes in guessing games: a protocol analysis approach.” Journal of the Economic Science Association 5, (2019): 123-35.
Co-authored with G. Korkmaz, et al. “Coordination and common knowledge on communication networks.” International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, (2018): 1062-70.
Co-authored with B. Jiang, et al. “Can personality type explain heterogeneity in probability distortions?” Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics 6, no. 3 (2013): 151-66.
Co-authored with G. Berns, et al. “The price of your soul: Neural evidence for the non-utilitarian representation of sacred values.” Philosophical Transactions, Proceedings of the Royal Society B 367, no. 1589 (2012): 754-62.
Co-authored with KF Lanier, S Meer “The effects of induced mood on bidding in random nth-price auctions” Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 75(2) (2010), 223-234.
Co-authored with C. Camerer, et al. “The impact of simple institutions in experimental economies with poverty traps.” The Economic Journal 119, no. 539 (2009): 977-1009.
“Mood-driven behavior in strategic interactions.” American Economic Review 94, no. 2 (2004): 367-72.
Co-authored with J. Goeree, et al. “Anomalous behavior in a traveler’s dilemma?” American Economic Review 89, no. 3 (1999): 678-90.
Co-edited with R. Croson, et al. Handbook of Experimental Game Theory. Edward Elgar Press, 2020. ISBN: 978 1 78536 332 0
Co-authored with P.H. Rubin. “Rationality and Utility: Economics and Evolutionary Psychology.” In: Saad, G. (eds) Evolutionary Psychology in the Business Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
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Behavioral Economics
Experimental Economics
Microeconomic Theory