Curriculum Vitae
CURRENT POSITION
· Assistant Professor, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, July 2018-present
· Research Associate, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, 2015-present
PAST POSITIONS
· Postdoctoral Researcher, Chapman University, Orange (CA), USA, January 2017-July 2018
· Postdoctoral Researcher, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands, 2014-2016
EDUCATION
· Ph.D. Economics, University Jaume I of Castellón, Spain & Tilburg University, Netherlands, 2014.
· Master in International Economics, University Jaume I of Castellón, Spain, 2010.
· Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, University Jaume I of Castellón, Spain, 2008.
· Visiting Scholar, Tilburg University, March 2012 to June 2012, August 2012 to November 2012, January 2013 to March 2013, May 2013 to August 2013 (Grant from Generalitat Valenciana), October 2013 to December 2013.
Research Interests
Experimental Economics, Experimental Finance, Behavioral Economics, Behavioral Finance, Markets, Auctions, Emotions
Teaching Experience
Undergraduate: Microeconomics, Economics, International Trade, Behavioral Finance.
Graduate: Economics and Psychology of Risk, Behavioral Economics and Finance
Doctoral Thesis co-Supervisions
Yen Nguyen (Tilburg University): defended May 2019
Andreea Popescu (Tilburg University): defended June 2020
PUBLICATIONS
Breaban, A., Deck, C. and Johnson, E. (2022) "Emotional Differences between Isomorphic Auctions", Journal of Behavioral Finance, forthcoming.
Aragó, V., Barreda-Tarrazona, I., Breaban, A., Matallín, JC and Salvador, E (2022) "Market risk aversion under volatility shifts: An experimental study", International Review of Economics & Finance 80, 552-568 www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1059056022000429
Breaban, A., Noussair, C.N. and Popescu, A. (2020) “Contests with money and time: Experimental evidence on overbidding in all-pay auctions”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 171, 391-405. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268120300068
Breaban, A. and Noussair, C.N. (2018), “Emotional State and Market Behavior”, Review of Finance, 1-31.
https://doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfx022
Breaban, A., van de Kuilen, G. and Noussair, C.N. (2016), "Prudence, personality, cognitive ability and emotional state", Frontiers in Psychology, volume 7:1688. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01688
Breaban, A. and Noussair, C.N. (2015), “Trader Characteristics and Fundamental Value Trajectories in an Asset Market Experiment”, Journal of Behavioural and Experimental Finance 8, 1-17. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214635015000404
WORKING PAPERS
WORK IN PROGRESS
"Emotional antecedents of ambiguity attitude " with van de Kuilen, G., Noussair, C.N. and Trautmann, S.
"Updating beliefs and emotions" with Bosman, R., Galen, T. van and Kuilen, G. van de.
“Emotions and time pressure in asset markets” with Noussair, C.N and Xu, Y.
“Animal Spirits, Greater Fools, or Safety First: How do optimism, cognitive reflection, and risk aversion affect trading behavior and performance during asset market bubbles?” with Schneider, M.
"Emotion and (Non-)monetary punishment in public goods provision" , with C.N. Noussair, S.J. Tucker and Y. Xu
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Title: The role of trust in financial markets: an experimental and computational approach.
Financing Institution: Universitat Jaume I– Fundación Bancaja (P11A2010-17), 35.360 euros
Title: Risk attitudes and social comparison: an experimental study
Financing Institution: Bancaja (P1·1A2007-06), 15.700 euros
Title: Grant for visit abroad
Financing Institution: Generalitat Valenciana, 3.000 euros
CONFERENCES
“Animal Spirits, Greater Fools, or Safety First”
World ESA Meetings
San Diego, California, June 2017
“Emotional antecedents of ambiguity attitudes”
American ESA Meetings
Tucson, USA, November 2016
"Prudence, personality cognitive ability and emotional state"
Economic Science Association European Meeting
Bergen, Norway, September 2016
“Emotional State and Market Behavior”
Subjective Probability, Utility and Decision Making Conference
Budapest, Hungary, August 2015
"Endogenous Participation in Experimental Asset Markets in the Presence of Volatility Shifts"
Economics Science Association World Meeting
Sydney, Australia, July 2015
"Endogenous Participation in Experimental Asset Markets in the Presence of Volatility Shifts"
Experimental Finance Meeting
Nijmegen, The Netherlands, June 2015
"The emotional process underlying bubbles and crashes in an experimental asset market"
Economic Science Association European Meeting
Prague, Czech Republic, September 2014
“Emotional State and Market Behavior”
Economic Science Association World Meeting
Zurich, Switzerland, July 2013
“Fundamental Value Time Paths and Pricing in Experimental Asset Markets”
Experimental Finance Meeting
Tilburg, The Netherlands, June 2013
“The demand for structured products: an experimental approach”
3rd Annual Xiamen University International Workshop on Experimental Economics and Finance
Xiamen, China, December 2012
“The demand for structured products: an experimental approach”
International Meeting on Experimental and Behavioral Economics (IMEBE)
Castellón , Spain, March 2012
“The demand for structured products: an experimental approach”
Alhambra Experimental Workshop
Granada, Spain, October 2011
“The demand for structured products: an experimental approach”
Behavioural Finance and Economic Psychology: Recent Developments Conference
London, UK, April 2011
INVITED TALKS
“Emotional State and Market Behavior”, Economics Department, Reading University, UK, February 2015.
“Emotional State and Market Behavior”, Economics Department, Wikato University, New Zealand, July 2015.
REFEREEING
Plos One, Frontiers in Psychology, Experimental Economics (2), Journal of Behavioural and Experimental Economics, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
SOFTWARE/ COMPUTER SKILLS
Facereader, SHK1 shocker pain stimulator.
Stata, LaTeX, Ztree
Languages
Fluent English, Spanish, Romanian and Catalan.
