Joshua Foster
Assistant Professor of Economics
Ivey Business School

I ask questions within the intersection of experimental economics, behavioural economics, and mechanism design. I'm currently obsessed with pro-social preferences all-pay contests crowdfunding mechanisms auctions and natural language models.

The Devil is in the Details

[manuscript] Biases in Trainer Integrity during Sexual Harassment Training

Auctions for risk averse charities

[manuscript] Auctions for Risk Averse Charities

Sexual harassment bystander training in VR

[manuscript] Sexual Harassment Bystander Training Effectiveness: Experimentally Comparing 2D Video to Virtual Reality Practice

How online rating mechanisms shape user search

[manuscript] How Rating Mechanisms Shape User Search, Quality Inference and Engagement in Online Platforms: Experimental Evidence