Chen Sun

Bio

Chen Sun is an Assistant Professor jointly appointed at Fudan University and the Shanghai Institute of Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences (SIMIS). Before joining SIMIS, he received his PhD at Tilburg University and subsequently worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Humboldt University of Berlin.

His research combines laboratory experiments, survey experiments, and field data to study individual decision-making and household finance, with a particular interest in investment behavior and welfare implications in the digital age.

Education Experience

• PhD in Economics, Tilburg University
• Research Master in Economics, with highest honor, Tilburg University
• Master in Economics, Fudan University
• Bachelor in Economics, Fudan University

Work Experience

• 2018.10-2025.8: Postdoctoral Researcher, Humboldt University Berlin

Publications

• “Magnitude Effect in Intertemporal Allocation Tasks”, with Jan Potters, Experimental Economics, 2022, 25(2): 593-623.
• “Non-Additivity of Subjective Expectations over Different Time Intervals”, with Peter Haan, Uwe Sunde, and Georg Weizsäcker, accepted by Management Science
• “Measuring Preference Over Temporal Profiles”, minor revision at Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
• “Measuring Long-Run Expectations that Correlate with Investment Decisions”, with Peter Haan, Felix Weinhardt, and Georg Weizsäcker
• “Does Making a Choice Affect Subsequent Belief Formation? An Experimental Study”