December 13, 2018
Three questions with Peter Schwardmann
Peter Schwardmann finds that people tend to deceive themselves to better deceive others.
November 20, 2018
Armin Falk on culture and economic preferences
Armin Falk presented his insights from the Global Preferences Survey at this year's Forum for Economic Dialogue.
November 16, 2018
Three questions with Jon de Quidt
Jon de Quidt on how deliberately inducing an "experimenter demand effect" can help assess the robustness of experimental work.
October 18, 2018
Gender differences in preferences increase with economic development and gender equality
Article by Armin Falk and Johannes Hermle published in Science
October 10, 2018
Paola Giuliano on the origins and persistence of gender roles
Paola Giuliano (UCLA) reviewed work on the origin of differences in gender norms, with particular emphasis on differences in agricultural technologies.
October 1, 2018
briq is part of the University Bonn’s new cluster of excellence
“ECONtribute: Markets and Public Policy” is Germany's only predominantly economics-focused cluster funded under the Excellence Strategy.
September 26, 2018
Two prize-winning papers by Chris Roth
briq researcher receives EEA Young Economist Award and Reinhard Selten Award
September 11, 2018
Three questions with Ran Spiegler
Ran Spiegler explores what happens when people confuse the concepts of correlation and causation. In his research he aims at bringing behavioral economics and economic theory closer together.
September 4, 2018
Armin Falk receives Felix Büchel Award 2018
At the 13th International SOEP User Conference, Armin Falk was the first experimental economist to receive the Felix Büchel Award.
August 24, 2018
Michal Bauer on nasty behavior in groups
How do individuals and groups differ in their decision-making processes and what are the wider consequences of this group interaction?
August 10, 2018
Three questions with Sandro Ambuehl
People sometimes harm themselves or others by making irrational decisions. But how much paternalism do we need and want?
July 23, 2018
Three questions with Simon Jäger
A puzzle in standard economics – why would the same worker be paid different wages depending on the firm he or she is employed by?
July 6, 2018
Alex Imas on the dynamics of decision-making
By better understanding the dynamics of how prior outcomes are mentally grouped with prospects, managers can better structure contracts to align their risk preferences with those of their employees.
June 25, 2018
Three questions with Roland Bénabou
What kind of stories do we tell ourselves and others in order to explain or justify our actions? Roland Bénabou explores the role of narratives in moral behavior.
June 6, 2018
Three questions with Paul Heidhues
Paul Heidhues looks into new models of consumer behavior and their implications for markets.