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Conference to mark Arthur Robson's retirement
To commemorate his recent retirement, emeritus economics professor Arthur Robson has organized a one-day in-person conference to be held this November at the Harbour Centre at 91ÅÝܽ's Vancouver Campus.
The conference will focus on the evolution of economic behavior and feature research talks by colleagues Robson has interacted with over the course of his career in the field.
Faculty members interested in attending may email econcomm@sfu.ca for more information.
Conference schedule
Saturday November 8, 2025
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Coffee |
| 9:00 - 9:40 AM | Nathan Nunn (UBC) (with Augustin Bergeron, Jean-Paul Carvalho, Joseph Henrich, and Jonathan Weigel) Zero-Sum Environments, the Evolution of Effort-Suppressing Beliefs, and Economic Development |
| 9:40 - 10:20 AM | Luis Rayo (NWU) (with Sarit Markovich) The Effort Externality of Social Media |
| 10:20 - 10:50 AM | Coffee |
| 10:50 - 11:30 AM | Phil Reny (Chicago) Natural Language Equilibrium |
| 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM | Larry Samuelson (Yale) (with Idione Meneghel) Delegated Bidding |
| 12:10-2:10 PM | Lunch |
| 2:10-2:50 | Chris Bidner (SFU) (with Patrick Francois) Why are We Conscious? A Social Scientific Theory |
| 2:50 - 3:30 PM | Jeff Ely (NWU) (with Balazs Szentes) Natural Selection of Artificial Intelligence |
| 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Coffee |
| 4:00 - 4:40 PM | Ryan Webb (U of T) (with John O’Doherty) Neural Utility: A Common Currency in the Brain |
| 4:40 PM - 5:20 PM | Srihari Govindan (Rochester) (with Robert Wilson) On Reciprocity |