Nikhil Masters 

I am a Visiting Fellow in Economics at the University of Essex. My research is in behavioural economics and applied microeconomics, with an interdisciplinary focus. I use a range of empirical methods to identify causal effects, including field, laboratory and natural experiments.

A central theme of my work is analysing behaviour in naturalistic environments. Research projects include emotions and economic decisions, competition avoidance in dating markets, the effect of crowds on professional  football performance, and the Behavioural Economics of Music (BEM), a new research programme applying behavioural economics to challenges in the music industry.