Researchers

Principal Investigators
Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers (funded or affiliated)
Mercator Fellows
Research Assistants
Past Researchers

Principal Investigators

Prof. Özlem Bedre-Defolie, PhD
email
European University Institute

Project Lead:

P7: Consumer Behavior and Search on Platforms

Applied Microeconomics
Industrial Organization

Prof. Dr. Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt
email
Westphalian Wilhelms University Münster

Project Lead:

P5: Firms' Response to Non-Directed Attention Allocation

P8: Structuring Financial Products to Exploit Retail Investors with Limited Attention

Behavioral Economics
Industrial Organization

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Ebert
email
Heidelberg University

Project Lead:

P1: Self-Control and Time Preference: Causes, Implications and Measurement

Behavioral Economics
Behavioral Finance

Ass.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Grunewald
email
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

Project Lead:

P4: Firms' Response to Directed Attention Allocation

P9: Consumer Inertia and Regulatory Responses

Behavioral Economics
Organizational Organization

Prof. Paul Heidhues, PhD
email
Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich Heine University

Project Lead:

P4: Firms' Response to Directed Attention Allocation

P9: Consumer Inertia and Regulatory Responses

Behavioral Economics
Industrial Organization

Prof. Dr. Florian Heiß
email
Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich Heine University

Project Lead:

P2: Measuring Consumer Behavior Using Big Data

Statistics
Econometrics

Prof. Dr. Heiko Karle
email
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

Project Lead:

P6: Consumer Inertia and Switching Behavior

Behavioral Economics
Industrial Organization

Prof. Dr. Hans-Theo Normann
email
Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich Heine University

Project Lead:

P5: Firms' Response to Non-Directed Attention Allocation

Industrial Organization
Experimental Economics

Prof. Dr. Markus Reisinger
email
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

Project Lead:

P7: Consumer Behavior and Search on Platforms

Industrial Organization
Competition Policy

Jun.-Prof. Dr. André Romahn
email
Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich Heine University

Project Lead:

P3: The Informational Content of Consumer Choice in Differentiated Product Markets

P8: Structuring Financial Products to Exploit Retail Investors with Limited Attention

Industrial Organization
Applied Econometrics

Prof. Dr. Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch
email
Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich Heine University

Project Lead:

P1: Self-Control and Time Preference: Causes, Implications and Measurement

Behavioral Economics
Applied Microeconomics

Prof. Dr. Christine Zulehner
email
University of Vienna

Project Lead:

P3: The Informational Content of Consumer Choice in Differentiated Product Markets

P6: Consumer Inertia and Switching Behavior

Industrial Organization
Competition Policy

Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers (funded or affiliated)

Jill Amend, MSc
email
Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich Heine University

Applied Microeconomics
Behavioral Economics

Philipp Brunner, PhD
email
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

Industrial Organization
Behavioral Economics

Dr. Flóra Drucker
email
Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich Heine University

Behavioral Economics
Education Economics

Jana Gieselmann, MSc
email
Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich Heine University

Behavioral Economics
Digital Economics

Johannes Kandelhardt, MSc
email
Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich Heine University

Empirical Economics
Empirical Industrial Organization

Marta Kozakiewicz, MSc
email
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

Behavioral Economics
Experimental Economics

“I am a behavioral economist with a strong interest in belief formation and learning. In my research, I use both theoretical models and applied tools to investigate how people form beliefs in environments where information is abundant but open to interpretation. Uncovering the forces behind belief formation in such settings is crucial for understanding various behavioral phenomena, such as overconfidence, the demand for information, and belief polarization."

Moritz Schwarz, MSc
email
University of Vienna

Empirical Industrial Organization
Competition Economics

Dr. Zahra Sharafi
email
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

Behavioral Economics
Experimental Economics

"My primary research interests lie in the fields of behavioral and experimental economics. I utilize experimental economic research methods to investigate questions related to the impact and repercussions of inequalities. Specifically, I explore how these inequalities influence individuals' decision-making processes and their standing within education, the job market, purchasing platforms, and other economically relevant contexts. Another part of my research focuses on measuring economic preferences across the globe with incentivized experiments and a combination of quantitative and qualitative survey questions. The ultimate objective is to contribute to developing a robust and valid measure for economic preferences. My future research will build upon my current and past experiences in addressing complex behavioral and social issues by using applied microeconometrics and machine learning tools."

Dr. Clément Staner
e-mail
Heidelberg University

Behavioural Economics
Decision Theory

Jan-Niklas Tiede
email
Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich Heine University

Experimental Economics
Behavioral Economics

"My name is Jan-Niklas Tiede and I am from Hilden. After obtaining my BSc and MSc at the HHU Düsseldorf, I will start as a PhD student at DICE in October 2023. My research interests include experimental and behavioral economics and as part of the research group I will investigate whether consumers overpay for loot boxes and how firms try to reinforce this. In my spare time, I play American football, attend soccer games, or spend time with friends."