The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $272,750 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a research project titled "Prediction, Inference, and Choice." The research focuses on understanding human decision-making and interactions based on imperfect information, including the implications of limited memory, social media dynamics, community enforcement, and risk preferences. The project also develops methods to evaluate the cross-domain transfer performance of economic models versus machine learning algorithms. The award period is from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.
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