Research Centers
Experimental and Behavioural Economics Laboratory (EBEL)
About EBEL
The Experimental and Behavioural Economics Laboratory (EBEL) is a distinctive experimental economics research laboratory in Cairo, Egypt, and one of the very few laboratories in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. EBEL was founded in 2018 in close collaboration with, and with the know-how of, the research laboratory (WiSO Forschungslabor) of the University of Hamburg, Germany.
EBEL presents the international research community with a unique student and non-student subject pool with diverse socio-economic characteristics. The pool allows for a cross-country comparison of standing questions in economics and psychology. Furthermore, EBEL’s unique pool opens the door to addressing new questions stemming from a different institutional and cultural setup compared to the much-studied Western World.
Vision
EBEL’s vision is to be a leader in facilitating top-tier behavioural research in Egypt, the MENA region, and worldwide.
Mission
EBEL’s mission is the provision of experimental research resources in behavioural economics and decision making which adhere to the highest international standards of science.
Services
EBEL provides a broad range of services for researchers and educators. This includes:
-Recruitment of student and non-student subjects.
-Running laboratory and online experiments employing EBEL’s subjects’ pool.
-Consultation on cultural-related aspects in experimental and survey designs.
-English to Arabic translation services.
-Training workshops for researchers and educators.
-Short courses for different types of audiences.
The BUE-EBEL Annual International Conference Series
To achieve its mission, EBEL organises and hosts The BUE-EBEL Annual International Conference in Behavioural and Experimental Economics series at its premises in Cairo, Egypt.
The (virtual) inaugural meeting took place in February 2021 featuring top scholars including Raymond Duch (Oxford University), Urs Fischbacher (University of Konstanz), Astrid Hopfensitz (Toulouse School of Economics), Christian Krekel (London School of Economics), Cesar Mantilla (University of Rosario), Gerd Muehlheusser (University of Hamburg), Andreas Nicklisch (Centre for Economic Policy Research), Michael Price (University of Alabama), Michela Redoana(University of Warwick), and Max Sutter (Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods).
Nikos Nikiforakis, NYUAD and Ayse Uskl, University of Sussex gave the keynote speeches for the second conference version that took place in June 2022, and Steffen Huck, UCL and WZB gave the keynote speech for the third version in September 2023.
Andreas Lange, University of Hamburg, is a leading member of the scientific committee for The BUE-EBEL International Conference series.
Our Team
Contact Us
Connect with EBEL at EBEL@bue.edu.eg
Experimental and Behavioural Economics Laboratory (GB08, Basement, Building G)
The British University in Egypt (BUE)
El Sherouk City, Cairo – Suez Desert Road
Cairo, Egypt
