Conference on Cultural Evolution and Social Norms
Friday and Saturday, March 22 & 23, 2019
Luce Conference Room, Social Science Plaza A, Room 2112
9:15 – 9:45 a.m.Coffee & Pastries
9:45 –10:00 a.m. Director's Welcome – Jean-Paul Carvalho
Chair: David Hirshleifer
10:00 – 10:45 a.m. Elena Miu, Arizona State University, Models of cumulative cultural
evolution
10:45 –11.30 a.m. Alberto Bisin, New York University, Culture and Institutions
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. Coffee Break
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Robert Boyd, Arizona State University, Arbitration supports reciprocity
when there are frequent perception errors
12:45 – 2:30 p.m. Lunch Break
Chair: Natalia Komarova
2:30 – 3:15 p.m. Myrna Wooders, Vanderbilt University, Own experience bias in a labor
market with heterogeneous rewards
3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Jean-Paul Carvalho, University of California, Irvine, Identity and
underrepresentation
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Coffee Break
4:30 – 5:15 p.m. David Hirshleifer, University of California, Irvine, Visibility bias
in the transmission of consumption beliefs and undersaving
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Coffee & Pastries
10:00 – 10:45 a.m. Erol Akcay, University of Pennsylvania, On social norms as choreographers
of social interactions and as generator of prosocial preferences
10:45 – 11:30 a.m. Natalia Komarova, University of California, Irvine, Mathematical
modeling of culture: learning from an inconsistent source and music evolution
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. Coffee Break
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Nicole Creanza, Vanderbilt University, Models of cultural evolution
in structured populations
Chair: Jean-Paul Carvalho
2:30 – 3:15 p.m. Jared Rubin, Chapman University, A theory of conservative revivals
3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Brian Skyrms, University of California, Irvine, From Democritus to
signaling networks
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Coffee Break
4:30 – 5:15 p.m. Larry Iannaccone, Chapman University, God games: An experimental
study of uncertainty, superstition, and cooperation
Logistics
Campus Maps: https://www.uci.edu/visit/maps.php
Parking: Suggested parking is located in the Social Sciences Parking Structure (SSPS),
purchase parking permits during standard hours of operation from attendant at the
entrance located on the corners of Campus Drive and Stanford Court.
Airport Information: Airports closest to UC Irvine: John Wayne Airport (SNA), Long
Beach Airport (LGB), and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Shuttle Information: http://www.accounting.uci.edu/travel/book/shuttle.html
Conference speakers are staying at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach and reservations
can be made with a UCI discount by referencing conference with booking. List of Hotels
with UCI Discounts: http://www.accounting.uci.edu/travel/resources/hotels.html
