Meng-Jhang Fong’s research lies in behavioral and experimental economics, with a focus on laboratory experiments and behavioral game theory. A central theme of his work is understanding how individuals form, update, and act upon beliefs in different decision-making environments. He studies beliefs in a broad sense, including beliefs about others’ strategic sophistication, beliefs about others’ private information in strategic interactions, and belief updating about the true state of the world in individual decision tasks. In addition to studying belief formation and decision-making, he works on advancing experimental methodology, with the aim of improving the design and implementation of laboratory experiments.
Academic Career:
03/2026–present: Associate Member, Center for Social and Economic Behavior, University of Cologne
04/2025–present: Affiliated Team Member, Chair of Prof. Dr. Axel Ockenfels, University of Cologne
04/2025–present: Senior Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economic
10/2023-10/2024: Postdoctoral Scientist, Amazon, USA
10/2018-09/2023: PhD in Social Science, California Institute of Technology, USA
09/2014-06/2016: MA in Economics, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
09/2010-06/2014: BBA in Finance, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Publications:
Fong, M. J., Lin, P. H., & Palfrey, T. R. (2025). Cursed sequential equilibrium. American Economic Review, 115(8), 2616-2658.
