☀️ 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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We conduct research on questions in behavioral economics, including the analysis and design of economic institutions.
🚨 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
📢 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
📢 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
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!
Great discussions yesterday at the Workshop in Applied Economics, co-financed by @econtribute.bsky.social! Thanks for supporting this exchange @unibonn.bsky.social, @unicologne.bsky.social and @econmpi.bsky.social 👏
🚨 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.
🎉 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!
📣 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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🚀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
🌍 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.
The 2026 Symposium on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries (SEEDEC) takes place June 11–12 at @durham.ac.uk , hosted by EMBR . Keynotes: Anandi Mani & Pedro Carneiro. Submit by Feb 28 👉 forms.gle/SZuSdyUaYdbj... Read more about the symposium: www.durham.ac.uk/business/new...
📰 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.
Gestern fand der gemeinsame Journalisten-Workshop des @econmpi.bsky.social, der Kölner Journalistenschule & @econtribute.bsky.social statt. Unsere Forschenden stellten Journalistenschüler:innen ihre aktuellen Studien vor. 🙏 Danke an alle Teilnehmenden. Wir sind gespannt auf die Ergebnisse! @dfg.de
🎓 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!
‼️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.
🚀 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.
🏆 @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!
Felix Rusche has been awarded the 2025 Schmölders Foundation Prize
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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.
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...
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!
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...
Predoctoral Research Assistant (m/f/div) for Project on International Educational Migration
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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
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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