News (2020)17 December 2020|Microeconomics SeminarEqual before the (expressive power of) law?We welcome Daniele Nosenzo (Aarhus University) who will present his project Equal before the (expressive power of) law? Abstract: Building on findings...26 November 2020|Interdiscipl. Research SeminarTrade and Trees: How Trade Agreements Can Motivate Conservation Instead of DepletionBard Harstad (University of Oslo), 17:15 - 18:45, presents his project in the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar of the GRK "Collective...19 November 2020|Interdiscipl. Research SeminarDeliberation Unplugged: Institutional Requirements for Effective Citizen ParticipationClaudia Landwehr (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), 17:15 - 18:45, presents her project in the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar of the GRK...12 November 2020|Microeconomics SeminarDemand for COVID-19 Antibody Testing, and Why It Should Be FreeWe welcome Nora Szech (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) who will present her project Demand for COVID-19 Antibody Testing, and Why It Should Be Free...21 October 2020|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarInformation Avoidance and Moral Behavior: Experimental Evidence from Food ChoicesAbstract: Access to morally relevant information could lead to behavioral change, but only if individuals attend to such information. We investigate...14 October 2020|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarAbsolute groupishness and the demand for informationAbstract: Does social identity affect how decision makers consume and digest new information? We study this question through a theoretically informed...13 May 2020|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarPossibly disastrous, but controllable – on dynamic decision making under Knightian uncertaintyAbstract: The basic theory for decision-making under risk – Expected Utility Theory – requires that precise probabilities and the ethical value...5 February 2020|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarWhen shocks become persistent - Household-level asset growth in the aftermath of an extreme weather eventAbstract: This article analyzes to what extent an extreme weather event can have persistent effects on household-level asset growth. Our focus is on...30 January 2020|VeranstaltungDamages for Infringements of Competition LawThe Microeconomics Research Seminar welcomes Urs Schweizer (Universität Bonn), who will present his project "Damages for Infringements of Competition...29 January 2020|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarNudging CooperationAbstract: This paper experimentally studies two simple interventions aimed at increasing public goods provision in settings in which accurate feedback...22 January 2020|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarNorm-based feedback on household waste: a large-scale field experiment in two Swedish municipalitiesAbstract: The last decade has seen a marked upsurge of research into interventions that aim to reduce resource use by providing users with information...16 January 2020|VeranstaltungTrust, Investment and Competition: Theory and Evidence from German Car ManufacturersThe Microeconomics Research Seminar welcomes Konrad Stahl (U Mannheim), who will present his project "Trust, Investment and Competition: Theory and...9 January 2020|VeranstaltungThe Case Against Collective LiabilityThe Microeconomics Research Seminar welcomes John Shahar Dillbary (University of Alabama), who will present his project "The Case Against Collective...8 January 2020|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarEntropic preferences under Knightian uncertaintyAbstract: Decision-making about economy-environment systems is often characterized by deep uncertainties. We provide an axiomatic foundation of...
