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Personal profile
Biography
Vai-Lam Mui is an associate professor in the Department of Economics.
Vai-Lam obtained his Ph.D in 1992 from the University of California, Berkeley. To make some sense of human cooperation and conflict, he does work in applied microeconomic theory, behavioural and experimental economics, the economics of organizations and institutions, and political economy.
As an educator, Vai-Lam is passionate about encouraging his students to engage with intriguing questions and ideas. He is a recipient of Monash University's Vice Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2020).
He has published in journals such as The Economic Journal; Economic Theory; Experimental Economics; Games and Economic Behavior; Journal of Conflict Resolution; Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization; Journal of Experimental Political Science; Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization; Journal of Mathematical Psychology; and Strategic Organization. Currently, he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics.
For further information about Vai-Lam’s research and CV, please visit his personal website at https://sites.google.com/site/vailammui2/.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Applied Microeconomic Theory
- Behavioural Economics
- Economics of Organisations and Institutions
- Experimental Economics
- Political Economy
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Social Interactions, Group Dynamics, and the Political Economy of Sovereign Transgression: A Laboratory Investigation
Mui, V.-L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Cason, T. (Partner Investigator (PI))
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
3/01/06 → 31/12/08
Project: Research
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Individual versus group choices of repeated game strategies: a strategy method approach
Cason, T. N. & Mui, V.-L., Mar 2019, In: Games and Economic Behavior. 114, p. 128-145 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
17 Citations (Scopus) -
Prior interaction, identity, and cooperation in the Inter-group Prisoner's Dilemma
Cason, T. N., Lau, S.-H. P. & Mui, V.-L., Oct 2019, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 166, p. 613-629 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
20 Citations (Scopus) -
The prince—or better no prince? The strategic value of appointing a successor
Konrad, K. A. & Mui, V.-L., 1 Nov 2017, In: Journal of Conflict Resolution. 61, 10, p. 2158-2182 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
11 Citations (Scopus) -
Individual versus group play in the repeated coordinated resistance game
Cason, T. N. & Mui, V.-L., 2015, In: Journal of Experimental Political Science. 2, 1, p. 94 - 106 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Rich communication, social motivations, and coordinated resistance against divide-and-conquer: A laboratory investigation
Cason, T. N. & Mui, V.-L., 2015, In: European Journal of Political Economy. 37, p. 146 - 159 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
20 Citations (Scopus)