Universität Bonn

Department of Economics / IAME

Where economic theory meets data
We use observational data and experimental data from the lab and from the field to test and improve economic theories of decision-making.
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Institute for Applied Microeconomics

The Institute for Applied Microeconomics is currently looking for student assistants.
Applications are accepted until March 31, 2025.

The research conducted at the Institute for Applied Micro­economics (IAME) covers a broad range of topics, including

  • labor economics, the economics of education, and human develop­ment,
  • preference formation, evolution of social norms, and cognitive and affective deter­minants of decision-making,
  • health and environ­mental economics,
  • industrial organization, managerial economics, and per­sonnel eco­nomics.

In our research, we apply micro­economic theory, we conduct lab and field experi­ments, we analyze survey and admin­is­trative data using state-of-the-art micro­econo­metric methods, and we col­laborate with psy­cholo­gists and neuro­scien­tists.

In Bonn we collaborate with BGSE2, BonnEconLab3, and CENs4, as well as IZA5 and MPI for Re­search on Col­lec­tive Goods6.

News

Boneva, Teodora
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April 2025

The article “Globally representative evidence on the actual and perceived support for climate action”10 by Teo­dora Boneva11, Ar­min Falk12, and coauthors has sparked the international reporting initiative The 89 Per­cent Proj­ect. Con­trib­u­tors to the 89 Per­cent Proj­ect are various renowned news out­lets across the world, such as The Guardian (UK), Corriere della Sera (Italy), TIME (USA), The Asahi Shim­bun (Ja­pan), Arab Re­por­ters for In­ves­ti­ga­tive Jour­nal­ism (Jordan), and Deut­sche Welle.

Backhaus, Teresa
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January 2025

The ar­ti­cle “Training in late careers — A structural approach” by Teresa Back­haus14 was pub­lished in Labour Eco­nom­ics.

Kube, Sebastian 1:1
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November 2024

The ar­ti­cle “Is pro-environmental effort affected by information about others’ behavior?” by Se­bastian Kube16 and coauthors was pub­lished in Ecological Eco­nom­ics.

Kräkel, Matthias 1:1
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November 2024

The article “On the Im­pact of In­for­ma­tion Ma­nip­u­la­tion in Dem­o­crat­ic Elec­tions” by Matthias Kräkel18 and co­au­thors was pub­lished in the In­ter­na­tion­al Eco­nom­ic Re­­view. And the ar­ti­cle “Cor­rup­tion and Stooges in Pro­cure­ment” by Matthias Kräkel18 was pub­lished in Mar­ket­ing Sci­ence.

Dohmen, Thomas 1:1
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October 2024

The articles “In­equal­ity and risk pref­er­ence” and “The value of commuting time, flexibility, and job security: Ev­i­dence from current and recent job­seekers in Flan­ders” by Thomas Dohmen19 and co­authors were published in the Journal of Risk and Un­cer­tain­ty and La­bour Eco­nom­ics, respectively. And the article “Does a single dose of testosterone increase willingness to compete, confidence, and risk-taking in men? Evidence from two randomised placebo-con­trolled experiments” by Thomas Dohmen20, Armin Falk12, and coauthors was published in Hormones and Be­hav­ior.

JProf. Aapo Stenhammar, Ph.D.
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October 2024

Aapo Stenhammar22 has joined the In­stitute for Applied Micro­eco­nom­ics as Junior­professor. Welcome to IAME, Aapo!

How to find us

Our offices are located at

Links

  1. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/media/iame_shk_2025-03.pdf
  2. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/bgse-website
  3. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/bonneconlab
  4. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/cens-website
  5. https://www.iza.org
  6. http://www.coll.mpg.de/
  7. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/en/team/directory
  8. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/en/teaching
  9. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/en/seminars
  10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-01925-3
  11. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/professors/teodora-boneva
  12. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/professors/armin-falk
  13. https://89percent.org/
  14. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/postdocs/teresa-backhaus
  15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102684
  16. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/professors/hanna-maria-schwank
  17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108437
  18. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/en/team/kraekel
  19. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/en/team/dohmen/thomas
  20. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/en/team/dohmen
  21. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/en/dohmen
  22. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/professors/aapo-stenhammar
  23. https://goo.gl/maps/cowYFUmWTt3LE6qK7
  24. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/professors/sebastian-kube
  25. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/professors/julia-mink
  26. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/professors/hans-martin-von-gaudecker
  27. https://goo.gl/maps/vHNh4dk74p6EgQSVA
  28. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/en/team/budde/joerg
  29. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/professors/thiemo-fetzer
  30. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/en/team/hoppe-fischer/eva
  31. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/en/team/kraekel/matthias
  32. https://goo.gl/maps/XCDenDFQBS9VZewx7
  33. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/professors/botond-koszegi
  34. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/professors/amelie-schiprowski
  35. https://maps.app.goo.gl/XfpBRFfNJZQ85LTu8
  36. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/professors/florian-zimmermann
  37. https://goo.gl/maps/SGUmAhzHr6Yov9JX8
  38. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/en/team/schweizer/urs