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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

☀️ What a summer highlight! Today we concluded our Summer Summit -- the "culmination of the academic year" according to director Matthias Sutter. 3 days of research presentations, workshops, one-to-one-meetings, shared meals, and a summer party with live music. 🎶 Thanks to all who made it special! 🥂

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🚨 Last week to submit your papers to our MPI / ECONtribute Workshop on Human Capital & Education! Submission deadline is this Sunday, May 31. Find all information below. 🔽 We are looking forward to welcome you in Bonn! #econsky

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

📢 Call for Papers! Join us for the MPI / ECONtribute Workshop on Human Capital & Education. 📍 Bonn, Germany | 📅 Oct 1–2, 2026 ⏳ Deadline: May 31, 2026 🔗 Submit: forms.gle/D1K3ewLMJZpJ... More info in the attached CfP! #EconTwitter @econtribute.bsky.social

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Yesterday, we hosted the ECONtribute Workshop in Applied Economics, organized jointly with @econtribute.bsky.social. Thanks to all participants for making this such a great event, full of interesting presentations and engaging discussions!

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

🚨 Manuela Puente Beccar has published a new paper! Key insight: Rising health preferences are priced into housing near health amenities, implying that lower-income individuals risk being priced out of neighborhoods with access to these amenities after health awareness campaigns.

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

🎉 Nicole Stoelinga has published in the Economic Journal! In “Vote or Fight?” (with David K. Levine & Cesar Martinelli), the authors study why some societies resolve political competition through voting while others resort to violence, highlighting the role of global inequality. Congrats, Nicole!

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

📣 We're hiring! 🎓 PhD positions open (start: Oct 2026)! We invite applications in behavioral & experimental economics and economic design, jointly with @wisocologne.bsky.social. Option to work on the evaluation of the @malengo.org program. 📅 Deadline: March 15 🔗 www.coll.mpg.de/419085/appli...

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

🚀Workshop on Misperceptions, Mental Models & Polarization, organized by @dfigueiredo.bsky.social and @stefanschmidt.bsky.social. Bonn, June 11-12, 2026. Keynotes: Chris Roth (Uni Cologne) and Sevgi Yuksel (NYU). 🚨Apply until Feb 15!: nextcloud.coll.mpg.de/apps/forms/s... #econbsky #econsky

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

🌍 Call for papers: SEEDEC 2026, June 11–12 at @durham.ac.uk (hosted by EMBR). Keynotes: Anandi Mani & Pedro Carneiro. 📄 Submit by Feb 28. Having hosted SEEDEC in 2025, we highly recommend this conference to researchers working with experiments in developing-country contexts.

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🙏 We thank all participants for their engagement and thoughtful contributions and are very much looking forward to seeing how these research insights will find their way into public debate. We are already looking forward to hosting the 12th edition of the workshop in January 2027.

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🔍 The aim of the workshop is to bridge the gap between research and media and to strengthen the communication of scientific findings to the broader public. While presenting research for a broader audience is certainly challenging, our members always greatly enjoy to engage with future journalists.

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

📰 Yesterday, we hosted the annual joint journalists’ workshop together with ‪@econtribute.bsky.social‬ and the Kölner Journalistenschule — a format that brings together researchers working on policy-relevant topics and aspiring journalists interested in covering academic research.

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

🩺 Mette presented “The Power of Daughters: How Physicians’ Family Influences Female Patients’ Health”, showing that female patients of male physicians with more daughters have lower breast and gynecologic cancer mortality, driven by earlier detection and stronger preventive care.

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

🧠 Pedro presented “Ads as Cues”, showing how advertising works through memory and recall. Ads are especially effective for habitual consumers and create spillovers across similar products, as supported by large-scale NielsenIQ data.

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

🎓 We kicked off the new year with two excellent seminars at our MPI: @pedrocsb.bsky.social from @ox.ac.uk and @mettegoertz.bsky.social from the University of Copenhagen! A great start to the seminar season! 🧵⬇️ 🙏 Many thanks to you for two fascinating talks and inspiring discussions!

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

On this page, we will continue to inform you about our news on publications, events, and prizes concerning our institute's members. We wish you all a successful and productive 2026!

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

The scientific profile is further complemented by the research group headed by Sebastian Schneider. With the new name, this thematic focus is now also reflected externally.

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

In the future, our research will concentrate fully on questions in behavioral economics, including the analysis and design of economic institutions (Economic Design), and is led by the two directors, Matthias Sutter and Axel Ockenfels.

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

‼️New Name, New Focus: We are now the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics! With the retirement of our former director, Christoph Engel, and the closure of his legal department, our institute now has a clear economic focus.

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🚀 Call for Papers: @dfigueiredo.bsky.social and @stefanschmidt.bsky.social are organizing a workshop on Misperceptions, Mental Models, and Polarization with the brilliant Chris Roth (Uni Cologne) and Sevgi Yuksel (NYU) as keynotes. Apply here: nextcloud.coll.mpg.de/apps/forms/s... Info in the call.

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

🏆 @felixrusche.bsky.social has received the 2025 Schmölders Foundation Prize! Together with @yuliaevsyukova.bsky.social & @econmill.bsky.social, they were awarded for their paper "LinkedOut? A Field Experiment on Discrimination in Job Network Formation." 🎉 Congrats, Felix!

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Felix Rusche has been awarded the 2025 Schmölders Foundation Prize

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

The Max Planck Society is inviting expressions of interest for Director positions. Candidates may express interest in any Institute: we are looking for researchers working on exciting topics. The call runs till 31st October. For more information, see www.mpg.de/directors.

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

We're hiring! 🚨The Experimental Economics Group at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (Bonn) is looking for new Research Assistants (m/f/div) to join our team starting October 1, 2025. Read more here: career.coll.mpg.de/en/jobpostin...

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

We hosted the SEEDEC symposium together with @fair-cele.bsky.social, organized by @vincentsomville.bsky.social. We enjoyed keynotes from @ggenicot.bsky.social and David McKenzie, lively discussions and great presentations. Thank you all who participated!

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

We are hiring a Predoc! Join our international research team at the MPI to work on an RCT focused on international educational migration. Based in Bonn, Germany, with competitive pay and exciting opportunities for professional development. Apply here: career.coll.mpg.de/jobposting/c...

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Predoctoral Research Assistant (m/f/div) for Project on International Educational Migration

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 15/10/2024

We are hiring 2 Postdoctoral Fellows! The positions are for up to 6 years, there is no teaching requirement and come with a generous annual individual research budget. Apply through EJM before November 20th! t.co/hjPxOqI3b8 t.co/IT5zxmJ5o4

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Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics @econmpi.bsky.social · 07/03/2024

The Experimental Economics and Behavioral Economics groups are looking for 2 full-time Senior Research Fellows (post-doc positions). For more information and to apply: econjobmarket.org/positionGrou... #econjobmarket

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EJM - Econ Job Market

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