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Rumen Kerekov

@rumenkerekov

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I design behavioral economics experiments on risk, probability misperceptions, and electric vehicle adoption.

Slovakia

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to continue research on behavioral and experimental economics, using experiments and data analysis to study decision-making, risk attitudes, probability perceptions, and policy-relevant adoption behavior.

I'm conducting grant-funded research at the University of Economics and Business in Bratislava, investigating individual risk attitudes across information contexts through online and laboratory experiments.

Previously, at University College Dublin, I examined factors affecting electric vehicle uptake and analyzed data using STATA and machine-learning techniques. My 2025 publication, “Does Surprise Add Value?”, presents experimental evidence on monetary evaluation, and my ongoing work explores the description-experience gap and electric vehicle adoption in Ireland.

I hold a Ph.D. in Economics from Central European University, where my research focused on behavioral and experimental economics and misperceptions of probabilities and values. I also bring teaching, literature-review, risk-management, data-analysis, and Python web-development experience.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Postdoctoral Researcher

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University of Economics and Business

Sep 2024 - Present (2 years)

Investigates individual risk attitudes in different information contexts and conducts online and lab experiments.

Experimental Design Behavioral Economics Data Analysis

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Central European University

Doctor of Philosophy, Economics

Ph.D. in Economics with research in behavioral and experimental economics, supervised by Prof. Marc Kaufmann. Dissertation titled 'Essays on Misperceptions of Probabilities and Values'.