Sept 18 – Sept 20, 2025 @ UniDistance Suisse, Brig
The Matterhorn Symposium aims at connecting behavioral and experimental economists in Switzerland with international colleagues.
The symposium focuses on the interplay between people's behavior and behavioral attributes (e.g., social preferences, risk attitudes, wishful thinking) and the institutional framework in which they interact (e.g., formal and informal rules, monetary and non-monetary incentives) with the aim of better understanding and advancing human cooperation to solve important economic and societal problems.
📅 It takes place from Sept 18 to Sept 20 2025 at the campus of UniDistance Suisse in Brig.
| June 30, 2025 | Submission deadline |
| July 30, 2025 | Registration deadline |
| September 18 to 20, 2025 | Matterhorn Symposium |
Princeton University
Columbia Business School
The Matterhorn Symporium takes place at the UniDistance Suisse campus in Brig:
Schinerstraße 18, 3900 Brig-Glis, Switzerland
Brig is well connected by train with many direct connections to Basel, Geneva, Zurich, and Milan (2 to 2.5h travel time). The UniDistance campus is only a 7-minutes walk from the train station.
The university campus is easily accessible by car. There are numerous parking opportunities in walking distance.
The five closest international airports are:
Zurich airport
Geneva airport
Milano Malpensa airport
Basel-Mulhouse airport
For your stay during the 2025 Matterhorn Symposium, there is a variety of hotels and other accommodation options, e.g. on Booking.com or Airbnb.
Please remember to pack suitable clothing for outdoor hiking!
The conference is organized by the Department of Economics at UniDistance Suisse.
Organizing committee: Manuel Grieder and Michael Kurschilgen
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