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

Entorf, Antonia
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June 2025

The article “The effect of compulsory education on non-cognitive skills: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries” by Antonia Entorf10 and Thomas Dohmen11 was published in the Eco­nom­ics of Ed­u­ca­tion Review.

JProf. Aapo Stenhammar, Ph.D.
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May 2025

Funding of the Clus­ter of Excellence “ECON­tribute – Mar­kets & Public Policy,” of which IAME professor Thomas Dohmen11 is a spokesperson, has been extended for a third funding period. Congratulations to Thomas and all other Cluster members!

Boneva, Teodora
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April 2025

The article “Globally representative evidence on the actual and perceived support for climate action”14 by Teo­dora Boneva15, Ar­min Falk16, 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 Back­haus18 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 Kube20 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 Kräkel22 and co­au­thors was pub­lished in the In­ter­na­tion­al Eco­nom­ic Re­­view. And the ar­ti­cle “Cor­rup­tion and Stooges in Pro­cure­ment” by Matthias Kräkel22 was pub­lished in Mar­ket­ing Sci­ence.

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://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/doctoral-students/antonia-entorf
  11. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/en/team/dohmen/thomas
  12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2025.102654
  13. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/news/funding-extended-for-cluster-of-excellence
  14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-01925-3
  15. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/professors/teodora-boneva
  16. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/professors/armin-falk
  17. https://89percent.org/
  18. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/postdocs/teresa-backhaus
  19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102684
  20. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/professors/hanna-maria-schwank
  21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108437
  22. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/en/team/kraekel
  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