Matthewes Elisa, Nassar Anis and Zihlmann Christian (2022). Fostering innovation: Experimental evidence on the effectiveness of behavioral interventions. PLoS ONE 17(10): e0276463.
A null result: Fostering innovation through behavioral interventions is harder than previously thought.
Brunner Philipp and Zihlmann Christian.
Consumers who consider the price of the add-on in relation to the price of the previous base good purchase jeopardize the surplus of classical consumers.
Herz Holger, Kistler Deborah, Zehnder Christian and Zihlmann Christian (2022). Hindsight Bias and Trust in Government: Evidence from the United States. CESifo Working Paper No. 9767
People`s incorrect beliefs due to distorted memories cause a reduction in trust in government.
Herz Holger and Zihlmann Christian (2021). Adverse Effects of Control: Evidence from a Field Experiment (2021). CESifo Working Paper No. 8890
When controlled by the employer, workers tend to reduce their performance particularly on challenging and hard-to-solve tasks.
Zihlmann Christian.
Sports bettors causally assign greater probability to two sub-events (“Home wins” and “Draw”) than the logically equivalent joint event (“Either Home wins or Draw”).
Herz Holger and Zihlmann Christian.
Subordinates tend to put in more effort if they perceive their leader as legitimate.
Herz Holger, Gomez Martinez Francisco and Zihlmann Christian.
A SNSF project that involves incorporating errors in statistical reasoning into incentive theory.