Research Interests

Behavioral Economics and Finance, Experimental Economics, Decision Theory, Game Theory, Social Preferences, Sports Economics

Working Papers

To reward the best or to punish the worst? A comparison of two tournament mechanisms with heterogeneous agents (with Loukas Balafoutas, Glenn Dutcher and Dmitry Ryvkin). University of Innsbruck Working Paper 2012-08.

Sabotage in tournaments: Evidence from a natural experiment (with Loukas Balafoutas and Matthias Sutter). IZA Discussion Paper no. 6316.

Presentations

Research Seminar at the University of Innsbruck
PhD Seminar at the University of Innsbruck
Research Seminar at the Norwegian School of Economics
Research Seminar at the University of Innsbruck
Jahrestagung 2011 der GfeW (annual conference) in Nuremberg
Workshop on Gender and Competition 2011, University of Innsbruck

Grants & Research Funding

Support Grant (Förderstipendium) 2011, University of Innsbruck

Education and Academic Appointments

02/2011 - present           FWF Research Assistant, University of Innsbruck
10/2010 - present           PhD Program in Economics, Universities of Innsbruck and Linz
11/2010                            Master of Economics (Diploma Study), University of Innsbruck
10/2010                            Master of Business Administration (Diploma Study), University of Innsbruck