The Wharton Behavioral Lab (WBL) provides world-class support to help Wharton faculty and students investigate fundamental questions about how people think, act, and make decisions. The WBL staff, technology, and lab space enhance the productivity of scholars at Wharton by recruiting participants and running experiments.
All sessions are paid at a rate of $15 per hour, with openings for the Penn and Philadelphia communities.
Celebrating 20 Years of the Wharton Behavioral Lab
Check out the above article highlighting the WBL’s 20th anniversary in the Wharton Update Newsletter: “At the Wharton Behavioral Lab (WBL), which toasted its twentieth anniversary this year, state-of-the-art technology helps make cutting-edge behavioral research possible.”

2024 WBL Summary
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Published Articles
90 Working Papers
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Active Researchers
54 Faculty, 23 Students
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Academic Departments
Mktg, Mgmt, Oid, Bepp, Lgst
On Campus Studies
♦ 111 Sessions
♦ 11,634 completed surveys
Specialized Panels
♦ 1,684 studies
♦ 753,764 total participants

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Steinberg Hall – Dietrich Hall
3620 Locust Walk
Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19104