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Working Papers

2025

1. Fairness Properties of Compensation Schemes
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2023

2. Can International Initiatives Promote Peace? Diamond Certification and Armed Conflicts in Africa
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2022

3. (In-)equality of Opportunity, Fairness, and Distributional Preferences
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
4. Listen to Her: Gender Differences in Information Diffusion within the Household
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Listen to her: Gender differences in information diffusion within the household, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
5. Misperceiving Economic Success: Experimental Evidence on Meritocratic Beliefs and Inequality Acceptance
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
   Also in Working Papers, University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (7)
6. The Endowment Effect in the General Population
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2022) View citations (1)
   Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition (2022) View citations (1)

2021

7. The Causal Effect of Cultural Identity on Cooperation
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   See also Journal Article The causal effect of cultural identity on cooperation, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
8. Your Place in the World - Relative Income and Global Inequality
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Your Place in the World: Relative Income and Global Inequality, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2022) View citations (27) (2022)

2020

9. Social Mobility Perceptions and Inequality Acceptance
   Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article Social mobility perceptions and inequality acceptance, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2024) View citations (3) (2024)

2019

10. Poverty, Seasonal Scarcity and Exchange Asymmetries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)

2018

11. Inequality, Fairness and Social Capital
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (2)
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2018) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Inequality, fairness and social capital, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2020) View citations (20) (2020)

2017

12. Exclusion in the all-pay auction: An experimental investigation
    Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
    Also in Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2014) View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article Exclusion in all‐pay auctions: An experimental investigation, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
13. The Power of Sunspots: an Experimental Analysis
    Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition
    Also in SFB 649 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk (2011)
    VfS Annual Conference 2011 (Frankfurt, Main): The Order of the World Economy - Lessons from the Crisis, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2011) View citations (14)
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2013)
    Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (2011) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The power of sunspots: An experimental analysis, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (15) (2019)

2016

14. Gossip and the Efficiency of Interactions
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2016) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2016) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Gossip and the efficiency of interactions, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2019) View citations (4) (2019)

2015

15. Equilibrium selection in similar repeated games: Experimental evidence on the role of precedents
    Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics (2014)
    See also Journal Article Equilibrium selection in similar repeated games: experimental evidence on the role of precedents, Experimental Economics, Springer (2018) View citations (15) (2018)
16. Is increasing inequality harmful? Experimental evidence
    Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Is increasing inequality harmful? Experimental evidence, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2018) View citations (35) (2018)
17. The willingness to pay-willingness to accept gap: A failed replication of Plott and Zeiler
    Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article The willingness to pay–willingness to accept gap: A failed replication of Plott and Zeiler, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2015) View citations (12) (2015)

2014

18. Who knows it is a game? On strategic awareness and cognitive ability
    Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Economics of Change, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
    See also Journal Article Who knows it is a game? On strategic awareness and cognitive ability, Experimental Economics, Springer (2016) View citations (27) (2016)

2013

19. Giving and Sorting among Friends: Evidence from a Lab-in-the-Field Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2013) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Giving and sorting among friends: Evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2013) View citations (16) (2013)
20. Social Distance and Trust: Experimental Evidence from a Slum in Cairo
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (50)
    See also Journal Article Social distance and trust: Experimental evidence from a slum in Cairo, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (48) (2013)
21. Who knows It is a game? On rule understanding, strategic awareness and cognitive ability
    Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Economics of Change, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (3)

2010

22. Information and Beliefs in a Repeated Normal-form Game
    CIG Working Papers, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB), Research Unit: Competition and Innovation (CIG) View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (6)
    CIG Working Papers, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB), Research Unit: Competition and Innovation (CIG) (2010)
    SFB 649 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk (2008)
    See also Journal Article Information and beliefs in a repeated normal-form game, Experimental Economics, Springer (2012) View citations (39) (2012)
23. Social Relationships and Trust
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (17)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Research Forum (2010) View citations (17)
    SFB 649 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk (2010)

2004

24. Partner Selection in Public Goods Experiments
    Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies View citations (74)
    Also in Papers on Strategic Interaction, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group (2003) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Partner Selection in Public Goods Experiments, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International) (2004) View citations (71) (2004)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Listen to her: Gender differences in information diffusion within the household
   Journal of Public Economics, 2024, 239, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Listen to Her: Gender Differences in Information Diffusion within the Household, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (7) (2022)
2. Social mobility perceptions and inequality acceptance
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 221, (C), 366-384 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Social Mobility Perceptions and Inequality Acceptance, Working Papers (2020) View citations (11) (2020)
3. The causal effect of cultural identity on cooperation
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 221, (C), 134-147 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The Causal Effect of Cultural Identity on Cooperation, CESifo Working Paper Series (2021) (2021)

2022

4. Poor and Rational: Decision-Making under Scarcity
   Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 130, (11), 2862 - 2897 View citations (8)
5. Your Place in the World: Relative Income and Global Inequality
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2022, 14, (4), 232-68 View citations (27)
   See also Working Paper Your Place in the World - Relative Income and Global Inequality, CESifo Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2020

6. Inequality, fairness and social capital
   European Economic Review, 2020, 129, (C) View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper Inequality, Fairness and Social Capital, Other publications TiSEM (2018) View citations (2) (2018)

2019

7. Gossip and the efficiency of interactions
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2019, 113, (C), 448-460 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Gossip and the Efficiency of Interactions, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
8. The power of sunspots: An experimental analysis
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2019, 103, (C), 123-136 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper The Power of Sunspots: an Experimental Analysis, Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series (2017) (2017)

2018

9. Equilibrium selection in similar repeated games: experimental evidence on the role of precedents
   Experimental Economics, 2018, 21, (3), 573-600 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Equilibrium selection in similar repeated games: Experimental evidence on the role of precedents, Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
10. Exclusion in all‐pay auctions: An experimental investigation
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2018, 27, (2), 326-339 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Exclusion in the all-pay auction: An experimental investigation, Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior (2017) (2017)
11. Is increasing inequality harmful? Experimental evidence
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2018, 107, (C), 123-134 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Is increasing inequality harmful? Experimental evidence, Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2017

12. Costly communication and learning from failure in organizational coordination
    European Economic Review, 2017, 93, (C), 106-122 View citations (6)

2016

13. Who knows it is a game? On strategic awareness and cognitive ability
    Experimental Economics, 2016, 19, (4), 713-726 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Who knows it is a game? On strategic awareness and cognitive ability, Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Economics of Change (2014) (2014)

2015

14. The willingness to pay–willingness to accept gap: A failed replication of Plott and Zeiler
    European Economic Review, 2015, 78, (C), 120-128 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper The willingness to pay-willingness to accept gap: A failed replication of Plott and Zeiler, Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior (2015) View citations (14) (2015)

2013

15. Giving and sorting among friends: Evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment
    Economics Letters, 2013, 121, (2), 214-217 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Giving and Sorting among Friends: Evidence from a Lab-in-the-Field Experiment, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (13) (2013)
16. Social distance and trust: Experimental evidence from a slum in Cairo
    Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 103, (C), 99-106 View citations (48)
    See also Working Paper Social Distance and Trust: Experimental Evidence from a Slum in Cairo, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (50) (2013)

2012

17. Information and beliefs in a repeated normal-form game
    Experimental Economics, 2012, 15, (4), 622-640 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Information and Beliefs in a Repeated Normal-form Game, CIG Working Papers (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2004

18. Partner Selection in Public Goods Experiments
    Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2004, 48, (3), 356-378 View citations (71)
    See also Working Paper Partner Selection in Public Goods Experiments, Economics Series (2004) View citations (74) (2004)