Predoctoral researcher (social and economic psychology) @univie.ac.at @vdscobene.bsky.social. I study human cooperation, conflict, and social institutions.
https://social-econ-psy.univie.ac.at/ueber-uns/qinyu-xiao
Qinyu Xiao
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After a fantastic #ICSD2026 in Shimonoseki (@icsd2026.bsky.social), it’s time to study direct reciprocity in the nature of Japan.
This literature sits at the crossroads of psychology, economics, game theory, and evolutionary science. We would love to hear from all working on group dynamics and intergroup relations. Critiques especially welcome! (4/5)
I would like to thank @simoncolumbus.bsky.social and @hirotakaimada.bsky.social for taking the time to read an even longer and more immature earlier version and for providing valuable comments. (5/5)
A special Cooperation Colloquium this week:
Shuxian Jin @shuxianjin.bsky.social
The cultural logic of honor in cooperation and punishment across societies
Date: Friday, May 22
Time: 15:00 UTC+2 (Vienna) / 9am ET (NYC)
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The Department of Sociology at the University of Zurich is looking for a senior researcher for a tenured position who will permanently contribute an additional innovative specialization within theory-driven empirical sociology to the department's research and teaching. ***
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This week's Cooperation Colloquium:
Sebastian Hafenbrädl @shafenbraedl.bsky.social
Social rewards protection theory: Why people morally derogate prosocial actors for undisclosed personal benefits
Date: May 8
Time: 15:00 UTC+2 (Vienna) / 9am ET (NYC)
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New working paper with @robertboehm.bsky.social: it is an early version likely needing significant revision, so feedback is very much appreciated.
We review multi-level games: a family of economic games that capture tensions within and between groups simultaneously. (1/5) doi.org/10.31234/osf...
New working paper with @robertboehm.bsky.social: it is an early version likely needing significant revision, so feedback is very much appreciated.
We review multi-level games: a family of economic games that capture tensions within and between groups simultaneously. (1/5) doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Our narrative review traces the origin of these games, how the main variants were developed to address important questions, and what the literature tells us about the determinants of strategic decision-making in intergroup interactions, concluding with promising directions. (2/5)
