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Farewell, Simona
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 Read more…
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Call for applications: Research associate in Madrid
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 Read more…
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Pupillometry milestone achieved
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 Read more…
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Special Issue published
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 Read more…
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Alberto goes to Berlin
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 Read more…
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Welcome to the team, Sonia!
We are very happy to welcome Sonia Mata Ortega to our team. She will be filling in for our project manager Laura García Llamas who is currently on maternity leave after having a beautiful baby girl – our smallest team Read more…
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Pilot Experiment in Berlin
We are happy to report that we managed to conduct our first experiments in Berlin. Because of the pandemic, we decided to set up a mobile laboratory and visit schools directly. Last week, early in the morning, equipped with thirteen Read more…
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First Paper Presented
We have presented our first paper using the data collected in Madrid at conferences and seminar series. A paper written for a Special Issue of the American Behavioral Scientist by Paula Apascaritei, Simona Demel and Jonas Radl, has been presented Read more…
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Wrapping up the academic year
As we are wrapping up the 2019/2020 academic year, we reflect back on everything that has happened. We started our lab experiment in Madrid and had a great turnout, but, unfortunately, we were interrupted halfway due to COVID19. We also Read more…
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Welcome to the team, Louis!
We are very happy to announce that Louis Klobes is joining the team! He obtained a B.Sc. in Business Mathematics with a focus on economics and has worked with various institutions in international cooperation and development in Germany and Latin Read more…