{"id":400,"date":"2025-08-01T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bilbaolabean.com\/?page_id=400"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:33:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:33:46","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bilbaolabean.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_581650fb height_large color_secondary\"><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:rgba(0,0,0,0.44)\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_bottom type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_large\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row us_custom_3683a75f us_animate_this via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-vwrapper align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1>Bilbao <strong>LAB<\/strong>oratory of <strong>E<\/strong>xperimental <strong>A<\/strong>nalysis<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2><em>Department of Economic Analysis<\/em><br \/>\nUniversity of the Basque Country (UPV\/EHU)<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-10 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Bilbao <strong>LABEAN<\/strong> (Bilbao <strong>LAB<\/strong>oratory of <strong>E<\/strong>xperimental <strong>AN<\/strong>alysis) is a research team and service associated with the <strong>Department of Economic Analysis<\/strong> at the <strong>University of the Basque Country<\/strong> (UPV\/EHU).<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-11 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Founded by Professor Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n Uriarte in 2009, the institute currently brings together a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaolabean.com\/en\/members\/\">team of researchers<\/a> interested in applying experimental methodology to problems of socioeconomic interest (see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaolabean.com\/en\/research-work\/\">publications associated to the lab<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-1 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:#f7f7f7\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2><strong>What we do<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>At Bilbao <strong>LABEAN<\/strong>, we design and conduct <strong>controlled laboratory experiments<\/strong>, a methodology that has become a fundamental tool for economic research. Our experiments allow us to analyze how people make decisions, how they interact in strategic contexts, and how collective outcomes are formed in markets, organizations, and societies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Research topics range from basic questions in decision theory to complex phenomena such as <strong>cooperation, competition, and coordination in market environments<\/strong>. We seek to generate rigorous knowledge about the limits of human rationality and provide quantitative evidence that enriches economic theory.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row us_custom_5d154046 us_animate_this via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2><strong>Our Experiments<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you would like to participate in our experiments, you can easily register on our <a href=\"\/orsee\/public\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\u201dnoopener\">ORSEE<\/a> platform.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_justify\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/orsee\/public\/participant_create.php\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Register for EXPERIMENTS<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><em>If you have any questions before registering, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaolabean.com\/orsee\/public\/faq.php\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"\u201dnoopener\">FAQ<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container stretched\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-hwrapper valign_top align_justify\" style=\"--hwrapper-gap:0.2rem\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_60e9caca us_animate_this align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaolabean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/instalaciones-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaolabean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/instalaciones-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bilbaolabean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/instalaciones-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bilbaolabean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/instalaciones-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-image us_custom_f70d789f us_animate_this align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaolabean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/instalaciones-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaolabean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/instalaciones-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bilbaolabean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/instalaciones-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bilbaolabean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/instalaciones-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2><strong>Infrastructure and Services<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The laboratory has <strong>45 networked computer workstations and four servers<\/strong> managed from a control room. It is part of the scientific infrastructure of the <strong>UPV\/EHU<\/strong> and is open to any research group or researcher who wishes to work with experimental and behavioral economics methods.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\" id=\"contacto\"><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:#f7f7f7\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2><strong>Location and contact<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Bilbao <strong>LABEAN<\/strong> is located on the premises of the Faculty of Economics and Business (UPV\/EHU) in Sarriko:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Edificio M.A. Blanco Garrido:<\/strong><br \/>\nAvda. Lehendakari Agirre, 83<br \/>\n48015 Bilbao.<\/p>\n<p>email: <a href=\"mailto:info@bilbaolabean.com\">info@bilbaolabean.com<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Services:<br \/>\n<\/strong>If you are an experimenter and would like to use our services, please contact Jaromir Kovarik (<a href=\"mailto:jaromir.kovarik@ehu.eus\">jaromir.kovarik@ehu.eus<\/a>) or Julen Zarate-Pina (<a href=\"mailto:julen.zarate-pina@ehu.eus\">julen.zarate-pina@ehu.eus<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-1 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-map provider_google us_custom_94d1f410 us_animate_this\" id=\"us_map_1\"><div class=\"w-map-inner\"><div class=\"w-map-json\" onclick='return {&quot;address&quot;:&quot;Avda. 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