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We are excited to announce several bits of news from the EFFORT project: First of all, we have successfully completed the school experiments in Berlin and in Madrid. After an intense period of school visits we have reached the target sample of participants on both sites. Our work with the Read more…

During the last days we had some changes in the composition of the team. First of all, we are sad to announce that our colleague Paula Apascaritei has left the EFFORT project. She has worked over the last two years for the project and we have been very lucky to have Read more…

Patricia and Simon have joined EFFORT to help us in our data collection in Berlin. Patricia obtained a master’s degree in Behavioural Science research from Radboud University in the Netherlands and is an Erasmus intern for the project. Simon is currently doing a Master in Social Sciences at the Humboldt University Read more…

We are sad to announce that our long-time colleague Simona Demel has left the EFFORT project, seeking new horizons. We have been very lucky to have Simona on our team for the last 3 years. Since she became the first hire of the team in the spring of 2018, she Read more…

We are excited to announce a new opening in the EFFORT Project. To help with our revamped lab experiments in Madrid , we would like to hire a research associate from mid September 2021 until the end of December 2021 (extension possible). For more information about this position, see this link.   Read more…

After some difficult months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are happy to report that we are back on track with the experiments! Last week we achieved an important milestone, reaching 25 dyads of parent-child that have visited our pupillometry lab at the UNED in Madrid. During their visit, both Read more…

We are happy to announce that  the Special Issue “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Effort: Measurement, Causes and Consequences” edited by Jonas Radl and Luis Miller has now been published in the American Behavioral Scientist. The Issue addresses three dimensions of research — on the measurement, determinants, and consequences of effort. Aguiar Read more…

Alberto will be a visiting researcher at the WZB Berlin Social Sciences Center in the research unit Effort and Social Inequality from March until June 2021. He will work on his thesis and help the Berlin team to set up the experiments. We wish him a productive visit, enjoy all Read more…