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Professor Levin in UConn Today: Economics Students Gain Research Experience in Historic Risk Lab

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Professor Remy Levin is featured in the current issue of UConn Today:

Economics Students Gain Research Experience in Historic Risk Lab

A UConn economics professor has assembled one of the largest known collections of historical insurance policies from the whaling industry. Now, he’s opened that archive to undergraduates for a hands-on research opportunity preparing them for their futures.

In Connecticut, a state once known as a hub of the American whaling industry and home to the “Insurance Capital of the World,” UConn economics majors are learning how these two industries intersected in the 19th century through a unique undergraduate research experience.

Remy Levin, assistant professor of economics, leads a meeting of his Historic Risk Lab with undergraduate research students in Herbst Hall on Oct. 29, 2025.
Remy Levin, assistant professor of economics, leads a meeting of his Historic Risk Lab with undergraduate research students in Herbst Hall on Oct. 29, 2025. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

Remy Levin, assistant professor of economics, leads the Historic Risk Lab, which studies risk-taking and insurance in the whaling industry. A behavioral economist who specializes in decision-making under uncertainty, Levin has spent the past two years assembling one of the largest known collections of historical insurance policies from any industry in the 1800s.

Now, he’s opened that archive to undergraduates for a hands-on research opportunity that connects economic theory with real-world application…

Read the full article at UConn Today:

Economics Students Gain Research Experience in Historic Risk Lab

UConn Hosts Experimental Economics Workshop

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On July 1 and 2, the Department of Economics hosted the annual New England Experimentalist Workshop.

The Workshop brought together experimental and behavioral economists from twelve universities to present research on topics as diverse as gender pay disparities, self-censorship of political views in the classroom, and effective environmental policy.

The two-day workshop was organized by faculty members Remy Levin and Mike Shor and graduate student Anastassiya Karaban.

Professor Levin in The New Yorker

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Professor Remy Levin was quoted recently in an article in The New Yorker:

As Remy Levin, an economics professor at the University of Connecticut, told me, “People often go into this field to study their own inner demons. If you feel bad about time management, you study time inconsistency and procrastination. If you’ve had issues with fear or trauma, you study risk-taking.” 

The article may be found online at:

They Studied Dishonesty. Was Their Work a Lie?

Dan Ariely and Francesca Gino became famous for their research into why we bend the truth. Now they’ve both been accused of fabricating data.

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Professor Levin in the Financial Times

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Professor Remy Levin was quoted recently in an article in the Financial Times:

Remy Levin, a behavioural scientist at the University of Connecticut, said: “As a scientist, it is Prof Ariely’s duty to ensure that his scientific record is free of errors and falsehoods. The burden of proof lies with him to show to the scientific community and the public at large that he has told the truth about his work.”

The article may be found online at:

Star Duke professor is latest academic to face questions about research | Financial Times

Dan Ariely rejects claims he has manipulated data in another controversy hitting universities

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