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The 9th International Meeting on Experimental and Behavioural Social Sciences (IMEBESS) will be held at the European University of Valencia from 22-24 May 2025. 

IMEBESS aims to bring together researchers in all areas of the social sciences who are interested in experimental methods. We are particularly interested in the participation of all social science disciplines with an interest in experimental and behavioural research, including anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology.

IMEBESS was started as a succession of the International Meeting series on Experimental and Behavioral Economics (IMEBESS), and had an inaugural meeting at Nuffield College, University of Oxford in April 2014. Since then, the meeting has occurred annually, at the Institute for Advanced Study at Toulouse in 2015, at the Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli in 2016, at the Universitat de Barcelona in 2017, at the European University Institute in 2018, at the Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands, on 2nd - 4th May 2019, at the Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Lisbon, Portugal, on 18th - 20th May 2023 and the University of Riga, Latvia 23rd - 25th May 2024.

IMEBESS intends to bring together researchers in all areas of the social sciences who are interested in experimental methods. We believe that behavioural economics is increasingly informed by a very diverse range of research traditions. Hence, we are particularly interested in the participation of all social science disciplines with an interest in experimental and behavioural research, including anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology.

The organizing committee includes the following members:

• Ray Duch (University of Oxford);
• Jordi Brandts (Institute for Economic Analysis (CSIC));
• Diego Gambetta (Collegio Carlo Alberto);
• Laura Fortunato (University of Oxford);
• Edward Asiedu (University of Ghana Business School);
• Enrique Fatas (European University of Valencia);
• Klarita Gërxhani (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam);
• Wojtek Przepiorka (Utrecht University);
• Astrid Hopfensitz (Emlyon Business School);
• Sonja Vogt (University of Lausanne);
• Andris Saulitis (University of Latvia & Collegio Carlo Alberto).

Both theoretical and empirical papers on topics in all areas of the social sciences, such as experimental and behavioural economics, sociology, political science, and psychology are encouraged. A number of scholarships will also be available for students from the Global South.

The deadline for submitting abstracts is 1 February 2025. Authors will receive notification of acceptance by 1 March 2025.

Further information and instructions for submissions are available on the conference web site:

If you have any queries or difficulties accessing the system, please contact Melanie Sawers: melanie.sawers@nuffield.ox.ac.uk