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We at JEDI lab at ¸£Àû¼§ conduct research on intuition, reflection, and emotion in economic decision-making. The aim of our research is to understand everyday decision-making and its underlying processes.

People who lean politically to the right are more likely to fall for conspiracy theories. But regardless of ideology, we tend to accept political claims that align with our own beliefs. This is shown in a doctoral thesis from LiU.

People who primarily use their own gut feeling to determine what is true and false are more likely to believe conspiracy theories. That is the conclusion of researchers at ¸£Àû¼§.

Do you have limited financial knowledge, or prefer not to think about financial issues? Then there is great potential that AI can help, according to LiU researcher Kinga Barrafrem.

What is the best way to make people behave in a more climate-friendly way? Researchers at ¸£Àû¼§ and Karolinska Institutet have contributed to a worldwide study on this topic.

We distance ourselves from completely neutral products if they are liked by people who have political views that we find disagreeable. This is shown in four studies from ¸£Àû¼§.

Believers are no more generous than atheists – at least as long as they don’t know what the recipient believes in. This is the conclusion of a study carried out at LiU

We interpret facts in a way that confirms our worldview, is the conclusion of a group of LiU researchers. This increases polarisation in society and makes democratic discourse more difficult.

Emotions tend to get the upper hand in healthcare decisions. This is shown in a ¸£Àû¼§ study. The results may explain why effective use of healthcare resources is so slow in the making, according to the researchers.