I am a behavioral economist with research interests in moral philosophy. I use surveys and experiments to understand, ethical intuitions, fairness preferences, and unethical behaviours. Also, I am interested in social mobility, doctor-patient communication and educational choices.
But most importantly, I am a husband and a father of two.
Email: pisoto@colmex.mx
Phone: +47 412 79 128
Education
PhD in Economics. Norwegian School of Economics
MSc in Economics. El Colegio de México
BA in Economics. Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
BA in Philosophy. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Publications
Peer reviewed
Segoviano Contreras, L. & Soto-Mota, P. (2026) Aprendizaje de un código de ética universitario: una aproximación experimental en una universidad pública en México. Inter Disciplina, vol. 14, No. 40 Full Text here.
Soto-Mota, P. (2026) Consecuencias de la objeción epistémica al Paternalismo Libertario. Andamios. Revista de Investigación Social. Vol. 23, Num 61. Full Text here.
Berge, J. & Soto-Mota, P. (2026) Mispredictions about dishonesty after unfair treatment. Economics Letters. 267. Full Text here.
Nasgowitz, A. & Soto-Mota, P. (2025) Do people see a problem in the Non-Identity problem? An experimental exploration using the dictator game. Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics. 18,2. Full Text here.
Soto-Mota, A., Prado, A.C., Lara, M.G., Ortiz, L.J, Soto-Mota, P. (2025) Differential gender bias in self-predicted performance in medical tests. BMC Medical Education. 25, 911. Full Text here.
Bjorvatn, K., Soto-Mota, P. (2025). Ærlig talt? Moralsk motivasjon i Norge og USA. Magma, 28(2), pp. 98-102. Full Tex here
Ekström, M., Bjorvatn, K., Soto-Mota, P., & Sjåstad, H. (2025). Making a promise increases the moral cost of lying: Evidence from Norway and the United States. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 233, 106995. Full Text here
Triberti, G., Soto-Mota, P. , Vargas-López, A., Serra-Barragan, L. (2025). How do the consequences on others affect dishonest behaviour? Evidence from an online experiment in Mexico, Latin American Economic Review, 34. Full Text here
Álvarez Agüi, N., Cáceres Nieto, E., García Martínez, A., Hernández-Cervantes, J., López Bejarano R., Soto-Mota, P. & Vargas-López, A., (2023). The Theory of Planned Behaviour as a conceptual framework to understand and promote the adherence to health recommendations during the first wave of Covid-19 in Mexico City, Nova Scientia, 15, 30. Full Text here
Working papers
Reyes-Retana, G.; Pons, G.A.; Siegmann, K.; Afif, Z.; Gomez-Garcia, M.; Soto-Mota,P.; Castaneda Farill, C.E. (2023) Using Behavioral Science to Increase Women’s Participation in Natural Resource Management in Mexico (English). Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 10419; eMBeD brief Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. Full Text here.
Book chapters
Soto-Mota, P. (2026). Comportamiento Moral: la perspectiva de la Economía Conductual. in Segoviano Contreras, L. Reyna Salazar, F. (eds.) Introducción a la Economía del Comportamiento. Fundamentos teóricos, metodológicos y aplicaciones en la política pública. (Forthcoming)
Gómez, M., Ivchenko, A., Reutskaja, E., & Soto-Mota, P. (2020). Behaviours, perceptions and mental wellbeing in high-income and low/middle-income countries at the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic. in Djankov S., Panizza U. (eds.) COVID-19 in developing economies, 128. Available here. Direct download here.
Hernández, J., & Soto-Mota, P. (2020). COVID-19 y sesgos cognitivos: ¿Qué recomendaciones se pueden hacer desde la economía conductual? En Emergencia sanitaria por Covid-19: constructivismo jurídico, gobierno, economía y cambio conductual (pp. 105–134). Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas, UNAM.
Teaching
Statistics (B.A. level) - El Colegio de México (Spring 2024, '26)
Psychology and Economics (M.Sc. level) - El Colegio de México (Spring 2024, '25, '26)
Introduction to Philosophy (B.A. level) - El Colegio de México (Spring 2025)
Academic Writing for Economists (B.A. level) - El Colegio de México (Autumn 2024)
Academic Experience
Assistant Professor — El Colegio de México. Center for Economic Studies (since 2023)
PhD Research Scholar — Norwegian School of Economics. FAIR Research Centre (2018-2023)
Pre-doctoral Researcher — National Laboratory for Public Policy (2016-2018)
Research Assistant — Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (2011-2012)