As part of the Economic Research Laboratory´s Humanities and Social Science Enhancement of Research Capacity grant, Xiaoyuan Wang was hired today as the first ever research assistant for the laboratory. His job duties are to assist all faculty and graduate students when using the laboratory for both teaching and research purposes. His position will greatly aide those unfamiliar with using the laboratory, and should increase both faculty and graduate student involvement in the laboratory. Outside of experimental research, Xiaoyuan also studies consumer behavior, specifically consumer´s preference for variety.