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Marco Palma
- Professor and Director of the Human Behavior Laboratory and Leader of Research
- Office:
- AGLS 330D, Centeq Building B Suite 221
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- (979) 393-0928
Education
- Undergraduate Education
- B.S. Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida
- Graduate Education
- M.S. Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida
- Ph.D. Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida
Areas of Expertise
- Consumer Economics
- Food Choices
- Experimental and behavioral Economics
- Neuroeconomics
Professional Summary
Marco A. Palma, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, a Texas A&M Presidential Impact Fellow and the director of the Human Behavior Laboratory. The Human Behavior Laboratory is a transdisciplinary facility that integrates state of the art technology to measure neurophysiological responses of human decision-making. The Human Behavior Laboratory aims to facilitate the integration of neurophysiological responses to traditional methods of studying human behavior to better understand, predict, and change behavior that improves people’s health and well-being.
Selected Publications
Huseynov, S., Palma, M.A., and G. Ahmad. 2021. “Does the Magnitude of Relative Calorie Distance Affect Food Consumption?” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. Vol. 188: 530-551.
Zhang, P. and M.A. Palma. 2021. “Compulsory versus Voluntary Insurance: An Online Experiment.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Vol. 103(1): 106-125.
Segovia, M.S., Palma, M.A. and R.M. Nayga. 2020. “Can episodic future thinking affect food choices?” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. Vol. 177: 371-389.
Aksoy, B. and M.A. Palma. 2019. “The Effects of Scarcity on Cheating and In-Group Favoritism.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. Vol. 165: 100-117.
Palma, M.A., Segovia, M.S., Kassas, B., Ribera, L.A., and C.R. Hall. 2018. “Self-Control: Knowledge or Perishable Resource?” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. Vol. 145: 80-94.