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  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Urs Fischbacher is affiliated with the University of Konstanz in Germany. Their research primarily falls within the social sciences, with notable contributions across multiple subfields including safety research, economics and econometrics, cognitive neuroscience, sociology and political science, and social psychology.

The scientist's work centers on various topics, particularly experimental behavioral economics studies, psychology of moral and emotional judgment, game theory and voting systems, decision-making and behavioral economics, economic and environmental valuation, evolutionary psychology, human behavior, and COVID-19 pandemic impacts.

Among Urs Fischbacher's recent publications are the following works:

  • "Heterogeneous preferences and investments in energy saving measures," 2020, Resource and Energy Economics
  • "Wearing a mask-For yourself or for others? Behavioral correlates of mask wearing among COVID-19 frontline workers," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Super-additive cooperation," 2024, Nature
  • "The modulation of social behavior and empathy via oral contraceptives and female sex hormones," 2021, Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • "The Trust Game for Couples (TGC): A new standardized paradigm to assess trust in romantic relationships," 2020, PLoS ONE

Frequent co-authors in their work include Jan Hausfeld, Fabian Dvorak, Ankush Asri, Sebastian Fehrler, and Katrin Schmelz. These collaborations contribute to a diverse range of interdisciplinary research projects.

Key publication venues for Urs Fischbacher include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • PLoS ONE
  • The Economic Journal
  • Experimental Economics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Recognition within the academic community includes membership in the Academia Europaea, awarded in 2018.

Best Publications

  • z-Tree: Zurich toolbox for ready-made economic experiments

    Urs Fischbacher

  • The nature of human altruism

    Ernst Fehr;Urs Fischbacher

  • A theory of reciprocity

    Armin Falk;Urs Fischbacher

  • Are people conditionally cooperative? Evidence from a public goods experiment

    Urs Fischbacher;Simon Gächter;Ernst Fehr

  • Third-party punishment and social norms

    Ernst Fehr;Urs Fischbacher

  • Third Party Punishment and Social Norms

    Ernst Fehr;Urs Fischbacher

  • The Neural Basis of Altruistic Punishment

    Dominique J.-F. de Quervain;Urs Fischbacher;Valerie Treyer;Melanie Schellhammer

  • Social norms and human cooperation

    Ernst Fehr;Urs Fischbacher

  • Social norms and human cooperation

    Ernst Fehr;Urs Fischbacher

  • Strong Reciprocity, Human Cooperation and the Enforcement of Social Norms

    Ernst Fehr;Urs Fischbacher;Simon Gächter

  • Social Preferences, Beliefs, and the Dynamics of Free Riding in Public Goods Experiments

    Urs Fischbacher;Simon Gächter

  • LIES IN DISGUISE—AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON CHEATING

    Urs Fischbacher;Franziska Föllmi-Heusi

  • Why Social Preferences Matter - The Impact of Non-Selfish Motives on Competition, Cooperation and Incentives

    Ernst Fehr;Urs Fischbacher

  • On the Nature of Fair Behavior

    Armin Falk;Ernst Fehr;Urs Fischbacher

  • Testing theories of fairness—Intentions matter

    Armin Falk;Ernst Fehr;Urs Fischbacher

  • A Nation-Wide Laboratory: Examining Trust and Trustworthiness by Integrating Behavioral Experiments into Representative Surveys

    Ernst Fehr;Urs Fischbacher;Bernhard von Rosenbladt;Jürgen Schupp

  • z-Tree - Zurich toolbox for readymade economic experiments: experimenter's manual

    Urs Fischbacher

  • Group Affiliation and Altruistic Norm Enforcement

    Helen Bernhard;Ernst Fehr;Urs Fischbacher

  • Driving Forces Behind Informal Sanctions

    Armin Falk;Ernst Fehr;Urs Fischbacher

  • Shifting the Blame: On Delegation and Responsibility

    Björn Bartling;Urs Fischbacher

  • A Theory of Reciprocity

    Armin Falk;Urs Fischbacher

  • Are People Conditionally Cooperative? Evidence from a Public Goods Experiment

    Urs Fischbacher;Simon Gächter;Simon Gächter;Ernst Fehr

  • Indirect Reciprocity and Strategic Reputation Building in an Experimental Helping Game

    Dirk Engelmann;Urs Fischbacher

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernst Fehr
Ernst Fehr University of Zurich
Armin Falk
Armin Falk University of Bonn
Simon Gächter
Simon Gächter University of Nottingham
Daniel J. Benjamin
Daniel J. Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles
Gert G. Wagner
Gert G. Wagner German Institute for Economic Research
Matthias Sutter
Matthias Sutter Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
Philipp D. Koellinger
Philipp D. Koellinger Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Gregor Hasler
Gregor Hasler University of Fribourg
Lars Bertram
Lars Bertram University of Lübeck
James F. Wilson
James F. Wilson University of Edinburgh

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